ZyXEL Communications G-220 v3 User Manuals

Table of Contents

• User’s Guide

  1
• About This User's Guide

  3
• Document Conventions

  4
• Safety Warnings

  6
• Copyright

  7
• Certifications

  8
• ZyXEL Limited Warranty

  10
• Customer Support

  11
• Table of Contents

  13
• List of Figures

  17
• List of Tables

  21
• Getting Started

  23
  • 1.2 Application Overview

    23
    • 1.2.1 Windows Vista Users

      23
    • 1.2.2 Station Mode

      23
      • 1.2.2.1 Infrastructure

        23
      • 1.2.2.2 Ad-Hoc

        24
    • 1.2.3 Access Point Mode

      25
    • 1.2.4 Changing G-220 v3 Mode

      25
  • 1.3 G-220 v3 Hardware and Utility Installation

    26
    • 1.3.1 ZyXEL Utility Icon

      26
    • 1.4.1 Enabling WZC

      26
    • 1.4.2 Accessing the ZyXEL Utility

      27
• Tutorial

  29
  • 2.1 Connecting to a Wireless LAN

    29
  • 2.2 Creating and Using a Profile

    31
  • 2.3 Configuring the G-220 v3 as an AP

    34
• Wireless LAN Network

  37
  • 3.2 Wireless LAN Security

    38
    • 3.2.1 Hide SSID

      38
    • 3.2.2 MAC Address Filter

      38
    • 3.2.3 User Authentication and Encryption

      39
      • 3.2.3.1 WEP

        39
      • 3.2.3.2 IEEE 802.1x

        40
      • 3.2.3.3 WPA and WPA2

        40
  • 3.3 WiFi Protected Setup

    41
    • 3.3.1 Push Button Configuration

      41
    • 3.3.2 PIN Configuration

      41
    • 3.3.3 How WPS Works

      43
      • 3.3.3.1 Example WPS Network Setup

        44
    • 3.3.4 Limitations of WPS

      46
    • 3.4.1 Enabling OTIST

      47
      • 3.4.1.1 AP

        47
      • 3.4.1.2 Wireless Client

        48
    • 3.4.2 Starting OTIST

      49
    • 3.4.3 Notes on OTIST

      49
• Wireless Station Mode Configuration

  51
  • 4.1.1 ZyXEL Utility Screen Summary

    51
  • 4.2 The Link Info Screen

    52
    • 4.2.1 Trend Chart

      53
  • 4.3 The Site Survey Screen

    54
    • 4.3.1 Security Settings

      55
      • 4.3.1.1 WEP Encryption

        56
      • 4.3.1.2 WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK

        57
      • 4.3.1.3 WPA/WPA2

        58
      • 4.3.1.4 IEEE 802.1x

        59
    • 4.3.2 Confirm Save Screen

      61
  • 4.4 The Profile Screen

    62
    • 4.4.1 Adding a New Profile

      64
  • 4.5 The Adapter Screen

    68
    • 4.6.1 Using PEAP in Vista

      71
    • 4.6.2 Using TLS in Vista

      72
• Access Point Mode Configuration

  75
  • 5.1.1 ZyXEL Utility Screen Summary

    75
  • 5.1.2 Additional Setup Requirements

    76
  • 5.2 The Link Info Screen

    76
  • 5.3 The Configuration Screen

    77
  • 5.4 The MAC Filter Screen

    79
• Maintenance

  81
  • 6.1 The About Screen

    81
  • 6.2 Uninstalling the ZyXEL Utility

    81
  • 6.3 Upgrading the ZyXEL Utility

    82
• Troubleshooting

  85
  • 7.1 Problems Starting the ZyXEL Utility

    85
  • 7.2 Problem Connecting to an Access Point

    85
  • 7.3 Problem with the Link Quality

    86
  • 7.4 Problems Communicating With Other Computers

    86
• Product Specifications

  87
• Access Point Mode Setup Example

  89
  • Configuring the Computer on Which You Install the G-220 v3

    89
  • Configuring the Wireless Station Computer

    91
• Management with Wireless Zero Configuration

  93
  • Activating Wireless Zero Configuration

    93
  • Connecting to a Wireless Network

    94
  • Security Settings

    97
  • Association

    98
  • Authentication

    99
  • Ordering the Preferred Networks

    102
• Wireless Security

  105
  • Types of EAP Authentication

    105
  • EAP-MD5 (Message-Digest Algorithm 5)

    105
  • EAP-TLS (Transport Layer Security)

    106
  • EAP-TTLS (Tunneled Transport Layer Service)

    106
  • PEAP (Protected EAP)

    106
  • LEAP

    106
  • Dynamic WEP Key Exchange

    106
  • WPA and WPA2

    107
  • Encryption

    107
  • User Authentication

    108
  • WPA(2)-PSK Application Example

    109
  • WPA(2) with RADIUS Application Example

    109
  • Security Parameters Summary

    110
• Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address

  111
  • Windows 95/98/Me

    111
  • Installing Components

    112
  • Configuring

    113
  • Verifying Settings

    114
  • Windows 2000/NT/XP

    114
  • Verifying Settings

    118
  • Macintosh OS 8/9

    118
  • Verifying Settings

    120
  • Macintosh OS X

    120
  • Verifying Settings

    121
• Index

  123