ZyXEL G-210H 802.11b/g Wireless USB Adapter User’s Guide Version 1.
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ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide Table of Contents Copyright .................................................................................................................. 3 Certifications ............................................................................................................ 3 ZyXEL Limited Warranty.......................................................................................... 5 Customer Support...................................................................................
ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide 3.2.2 MAC Address Filter ...................................................................................30 3.2.3 User Authentication and Encryption .........................................................30 3.2.3.1 WEP ................................................................................................31 3.2.3.2 IEEE 802.1x ....................................................................................31 3.2.3.3 WPA and WPA2 ...................................
ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address.............................................................. 71 Index........................................................................................................................
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ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide List of Figures Figure 1 Application: Infrastructure ....................................................................... 20 Figure 2 Application: Ad-Hoc ................................................................................ 20 Figure 3 ZyXEL Utility: System Tray Icon .............................................................. 21 Figure 4 Enable WZC .............................................................................................
ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide Figure 39 Windows XP: Wireless (network) properties: Authentication ................. 59 Figure 40 Windows XP: Protected EAP Properties ................................................ 60 Figure 41 Windows XP: Smart Card or other Certificate Properties ...................... 61 Figure 42 Windows XP SP2: Wireless Networks: Preferred Networks .................. 62 Figure 43 Windows XP SP1: Wireless Networks: Preferred Networks .................. 63 Figure 44 WPA-PSK Authentication ..
ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide List of Tables Table 1 ZyXEL Utility: System Tray Icon ............................................................... 21 Table 2 ZyXEL Utility Menu Summary: Station Mode ............................................ 33 Table 3 Station Mode: Link Info ............................................................................. 34 Table 4 Station Mode: Site Survey ........................................................................
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ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide Preface Congratulations on your purchase of the ZyXEL G-210H 802.11b/g Wireless USB Adapter Your G-210H allows you to connect and access wireless networks. Your G-210H also allows you to visually see the connection strength of the Access Point with its physical LED's. Your G-210H is easy to install and configure. About This User's Guide This manual is designed to guide you through the configuration of your G-210H for its various applications.
ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide Graphics Icons Key Wireless Access Point Computer Notebook Computer Server Modem or Router Wireless Signal Internet Cloud 18 Preface
ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide CHAPTER 1 Getting Started This chapter introduces the G-210H and prepares you to use the ZyXEL utility. 1.1 About Your G-210H The G-210H is an IEEE 802.11b/g compliant wireless LAN adapter that connects to the USB port on your computer and allows you to search for and connect to wireless networks. The ZyXEL utility is a tool that helps you configure your G-210H.
ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide Figure 1 Application: Infrastructure 1.2.1.2 Ad-Hoc To set up a small independent wireless workgroup without an AP, use Ad-Hoc. Ad-Hoc does not require an AP or a wired network. Two or more wireless clients communicate directly with each other.
ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide 1.3 G-210H Hardware and Utility Installation Follow the instructions in the Quick Start Guide to install the ZyXEL utility and make hardware connections. 1.3.1 ZyXEL Utility Icon After you install and start the ZyXEL utility, an icon for the ZyXEL utility appears in the system tray. Note: The ZyXEL utility system tray icon displays only when the G-210H is installed properly.
ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide Figure 4 Enable WZC Refer to the appendices for information on how to use WZC to manage the G-210H. To re-activate the ZyXEL utility, double-click the ( ) icon on your desktop or click Start, (All) Programs, ZyXEL G-210H Wireless Adapter Utility, ZyXEL G-210H Wireless Adapter Software. 1.4.2 Accessing the ZyXEL Utility Double-click on the ZyXEL wireless LAN utility icon in the system tray to open the ZyXEL utility.
ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide CHAPTER 2 Tutorial The following sections show you how to join a wireless network using the ZyXEL utility, as in the following diagrams. The wireless client is labeled C and the access point is labeled AP. Figure 5 Infrastructure Network There are three ways to connect the wireless client (the G-210H in station mode) to a network.
ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide Figure 6 ZyXEL Utility: Site Survey 2 The wireless client automatically searches for available wireless networks. Click Scan if you want to search again. If no entry displays in the Available Network List, that means there is no wireless network available within range. Make sure the AP or peer computer is turned on, or move the wireless client closer to the AP or peer computer. See Table 4 on page 35 for detailed field descriptions.
ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide Figure 8 ZyXEL Utility: Confirm Save 6 The ZyXEL utility returns to the Link Info screen while it connects to the wireless network using your settings. When the wireless link is established, the ZyXEL utility icon in the system tray turns green and the Link Info screen displays details of the active connection. Check the network information in the Link Info screen to verify that you have successfully connected to the selected network.
ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide This example illustrates how to set up a profile and connect the wireless client to an access point configured for WPA-PSK security. In this example, the AP’s SSID is “SSID_Example3” and its pre-shared key is “ThisismyWPA-PSKpre-sharedkey”. You have chosen the profile name “PN_Example3”. 1 Open the ZyXEL utility and click the Profile tab to open the screen as shown. Click Add to configure a new profile. Figure 10 ZyXEL Utility: Profile 2 The Add New Profile screen appears.
ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide Figure 12 ZyXEL Utility: Profile Security 5 Click Activate Now to use the new profile immediately. Otherwise, click the Activate Later button to go back to the Profile List screen. If you clicked Activate Later you can select the profile from the list in the Profile screen and click Connect to activate it. Note: Only one profile can be activated and used at any given time.
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ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide CHAPTER 3 Wireless LAN Network This chapter provides background information on wireless LAN networks. 3.1 Wireless LAN Overview The following figure provides an example of a wireless network with an AP. See Figure 2 on page 20 for an Ad Hoc network example. Figure 14 Example of a Wireless Network The wireless network is the part in the blue circle. In this wireless network, devices A and B are called wireless clients.
ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide Like radio stations or television channels, each wireless network uses a specific channel, or frequency, to send and receive information. • Every device in the same wireless network must use security compatible with the AP or peer computer. Security stops unauthorized devices from using the wireless network. It can also protect the information that is sent in the wireless network. 3.
ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide Wireless networks can use encryption to protect the information that is sent in the wireless network. Encryption is like a secret code. If you do not know the secret code, you cannot understand the message. 3.2.3.1 WEP 3.2.3.1.1 Data Encryption WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) encryption scrambles all data packets transmitted between the G-210H and the AP or other wireless stations to keep network communications private.
ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide 3.2.3.2.1 EAP Authentication EAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol) is an authentication protocol that runs on top of the IEEE 802.1x transport mechanism in order to support multiple types of user authentication. By using EAP to interact with an EAP-compatible RADIUS server, an access point helps a wireless station and a RADIUS server perform authentication. The type of authentication you use depends on the RADIUS server and an intermediary AP(s) that supports IEEE 802.1x.
ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide CHAPTER 4 Wireless Station Mode Configuration This chapter shows you how to configure your G-210H in wireless station mode. See Chapter 5 on page 47 for how to configure the G-210H in access point mode. 4.1 Wireless Station Mode Overview The G-210H acts as a client bridge from the computer over to the Access Point in whats known as station mode. 4.1.1 ZyXEL Utility Screen Summary This section describes the ZyXEL utility screens when the G-210H is in station mode.
ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide 4.2 The Link Info Screen When the ZyXEL utility starts, the Link Info screen displays, showing the current configuration and connection status of your G-210H. Figure 16 Station Mode: Link Info The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 3 Station Mode: Link Info LABEL DESCRIPTION Wireless Network Status 34 Profile Name This is the name of the profile you are currently using.
ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide Table 3 Station Mode: Link Info (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Link Quality The status bar shows the quality of wireless connection. This refers to the percentage of packets transmitted successfully. If there are too many wireless stations in a wireless network, collisions may occur which could result in a loss of messages even though you have high signal strength. Noise Level This field displays the noise level that the G-210H is detecting while linked with the connected AP.
ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide Table 4 Station Mode: Site Survey (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Channel This field displays the channel number used by each wireless device. Signal This field displays the signal strength of each wireless device. Scan Click Scan to search for available wireless devices within transmission range. Connect Click Connect to associate to the selected wireless device. Add Click Add to create a new profile.
ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide Table 5 Station Mode: Security Setting: WEP (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Key x (where x is a Enter the WEP key in the field provided. number between 1 If you select 64 Bits in the WEP field. and 4) Enter either 10 hexadecimal digits in the range of “A-F”, “a-f” and “0-9” (for example, 11AA22BB33) for HEX key type. or Enter 5 ASCII characters (case sensitive) ranging from “a-z”, “A-Z” and “0-9” (for example, MyKey) for ASCII key type.
ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 6 Station Mode: Security Setting: WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK LABEL DESCRIPTION Encryption The encryption mechanisms used for WPA/WPA2 and WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK are the same. The only difference between the two is that WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK uses a simple common password, instead of user-specific credentials. Select the encryption type (TKIP or AES) for data encryption. Refer to Section 3.2.3 on page 30 for more information.
ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide The following table describes the labels in these screens. Table 7 Station Mode: Security Setting: WPA/WPA2 LABEL DESCRIPTION Encryption The encryption mechanisms used for WPA/WPA2 and WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK are the same. The only difference between the two is that WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK uses a simple common password, instead of user-specific credentials. Select the encryption type (TKIP or AES) for data encryption. Refer to Section 3.2.3 on page 30 for more information.
ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide Figure 21 Station Mode: Security Setting: 802.1x The following table describes the labels in these screens. Table 8 Station Mode: Security Settings: IEEE 802.1x LABEL DESCRIPTION Authentication Type The type of authentication you use depends on the RADIUS server or AP. Select an authentication method from the drop down list. Options are TLS, TTLS and PEAP.
ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide Table 8 Station Mode: Security Settings: IEEE 802.1x LABEL DESCRIPTION PEAP Inner EAP This field is only available when you select PEAP in the Authentication Type field. The PEAP method used by the RADIUS server or AP for client authentication is MS CHAP v2. Validate Server Certificate Check this box to open up the rest of the Certificate selection menu.
ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide Figure 22 Station Mode: Profile The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 9 Station Mode: Profile LABEL DESCRIPTION Profile List Click a column heading to sort the entries. , denotes that the wireless device is in infrastructure mode and the wireless security is activated. , denotes that the wireless device is in infrastructure mode but the wireless security is deactivated. or .
ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide 4.4.1 Adding a New Profile Follow the steps below to add a new profile. 1 Click Add in the Profile screen. An Add New Profile screen displays as shown next. Click Next to continue. Figure 23 Station Mode: Profile: Add a New Profile The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 10 Station Mode: Profile: Add a New Profile LABEL DESCRIPTION Add New Profile Profile Name Enter a descriptive name in this field.
ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide Table 10 Station Mode: Profile: Add a New Profile (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Network Type Select Infrastructure to associate to an AP. Select Ad-hoc to associate to a peer computer. Power Saving Mode Choose from Constantly Awake Mode (CAM) or Power Saving Mode depending on the type of usage you would like the computer to be in while connecting using this profile. Security Please choose from the appropriate security for the Access Point.
ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide Figure 25 Station Mode: Profile: Security Settings 4 To use this network profile, click the Activate Now button. Otherwise, click the Activate Later button. You can activate only one profile at a time. Note: Once you activate a profile, the ZyXEL utility will use that profile the next time it is started. Figure 26 Station Mode: Profile: Activate the Profile 4.5 The Adapter Screen To set the other advanced features on the G-210H, click the Adapter tab.
ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide Figure 27 Station Mode: Adapter The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 11 Station Mode: Adapter LABEL DESCRIPTION Adapter Setting Transfer Rate In most networking scenarios, the factory default Auto setting is the most efficient and allows your G-210H to operate at the highest possible transmission (data) rate. If you want to select a specific transmission rate, select one that the AP or peer wireless device supports. Note: With USB1.0/1.
ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide CHAPTER 5 Maintenance This chapter describes how to uninstall or upgrade the ZyXEL utility. 5.1 The About Screen The About screen displays driver and utility version numbers of the G-210H. To display the screen shown below, click the about ( ) button. Figure 28 About The following table describes the read-only fields in this screen. Table 12 About LABEL DESCRIPTION Driver Version This field displays the version number of the G-210H driver.
ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide 2 Click Finish to complete uninstalling the software and restart the computer when prompted. Figure 29 Uninstall: Finish 5.3 Upgrading the ZyXEL Utility Note: Before you uninstall the ZyXEL utility, take note of your current wireless configurations. To perform the upgrade, follow the steps below. 1 Download the latest version of the utility from the ZyXEL web site and save the file on your computer. 2 Follow the steps in Section 5.
ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide CHAPTER 6 Troubleshooting This chapter covers potential problems and the possible remedies. After each problem description, some instructions are provided to help you to diagnose and to solve the problem. 6.1 Problems Starting the ZyXEL Utility Table 13 Troubleshooting Starting ZyXEL Utility PROBLEM CORRECTIVE ACTION Cannot start the ZyXEL Wireless LAN utility Make sure the G-210H is properly inserted and the LED is on. Refer to the Quick Start Guide for the LED descriptions.
ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide 6.3 Problems Communicating With Other Computers Table 15 Troubleshooting Communication Problem 50 PROBLEM CORRECTIVE ACTION The G-210H installed cannot communicate with the other computer(s). In Infrastructure Mode • Make sure that the AP and the associated computers are turned on and working properly. • Make sure the G-210H computer and the associated AP use the same SSID.
ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide APPENDIX A Product Specifications Table 16 Product Specifications PHYSICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL Product Name ZyXEL G-210H 802.11g High Power Wireless USB Adapter Interface USB 2.0 compatible Standards IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.11g Antenna Configuration 5dBi Directional Diversity Antenna Network Architectures Infrastructure Ad-Hoc Operating Frequencies IEEE 802.11b/g: 2.4 - 2.4835GHz Operating Channels IEEE 802.11b: 11 channels (North America) IEEE 802.
ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide Table 16 Product Specifications (continued) Data Rate 54 Mbps with automatic fallback to 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9 and 6 Mbps Modulation IEEE 802.11b: CCK, DQPSK, DBPSK IEEE 802.11g: OFDM Output Power IEEE 802.11b: 11dBm (+/- 1.5dBm) at 11Mbps IEEE 802.11g: 14dBm (+/- 1dBm) at 54Mbps RX Sensitivity IEEE 802.11b: 11 Mbps: -85 dBm IEEE 802.11g: 54 Mbps: -69 dBm SOFTWARE SPECIFICATIONS 52 Device Drivers Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Mac OS X 10.
ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide APPENDIX B Management with Wireless Zero Configuration This appendix shows you how to manage your G-210H using the Windows XP Wireless Zero Configuration tool. Be sure you have the Windows XP service pack 2 installed on your computer. Otherwise, you should at least have the Windows XP service pack 1 already on your computer and download the support patch for WPA from the Microsoft web site. Windows XP SP2 screen shots are shown unless otherwise specified.
ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide Connecting to a Wireless Network 1 Double-click the network icon for wireless connections in the system tray to open the Wireless Network Connection Status screen. Figure 31 Windows XP SP2: System Tray Icon The type of the wireless network icon in Windows XP SP2 indicates the status of the G-210H. Refer to the following table for details. Table 17 Windows XP SP2: System Tray Icon ICON DESCRIPTION The G-210H is connected to a wireless network.
ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide Windows XP SP1: In the Wireless Network Connection Status screen, click Properties and the Wireless Networks tab to open the Wireless Network Connection Properties screen. Figure 33 Windows XP SP1: Wireless Network Connection Status 3 Windows XP SP2: Click Refresh network list to reload and search for available wireless devices within transmission range. Select a wireless network in the list and click Connect to join the selected wireless network.
ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide The following table describes the icons in the wireless network list. Table 18 Windows XP SP2: Wireless Network Connection ICON DESCRIPTION This denotes that wireless security is activated for the wireless network. This denotes that this wireless network is your preferred network. Ordering your preferred networks is important because the G-210H tries to associate to the preferred network first in the order that you specify.
ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide If there is no security activated for the selected wireless network, a warning screen appears. Click Connect Anyway if wireless security is not your concern.
ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide Figure 38 Windows XP: Wireless (network) properties: Association The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 20 Windows XP: Wireless (network) properties: Association LABEL DESCRIPTION Network name (SSID) This field displays the SSID (Service Set IDentifier) of each wireless network. Network Authentication This field automatically shows the authentication method (Share, Open, WPA, WPA2 or WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK) used by the selected network.
ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide Authentication Click the Authentication tab in the Wireless (network) properties screen to display the screen shown next. The fields on this screen are grayed out when the network is in Ad-Hoc mode or data encryption is disabled. Figure 39 Windows XP: Wireless (network) properties: Authentication The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 21 Windows XP: Wireless (network) properties: Authentication LABEL DESCRIPTION Enable IEEE 802.
ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide Authentication Properties Select an EAP authentication type in the Wireless (network) properties: Authentication screen and click the Properties button to display the following screen. Protected EAP Properties Figure 40 Windows XP: Protected EAP Properties The following table describes the labels in this screen.
ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide Table 22 Windows XP: Protected EAP Properties LABEL DESCRIPTION Enable Fast Reconnect Select the check box to automatically reconnect to the network (without reauthentication) if the wireless connection goes down. OK Click OK to save your changes. Cancel Click Cancel to leave this screen without saving any changes you may have made.
ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide Table 23 Windows XP: Smart Card or other Certificate Properties LABEL DESCRIPTION Use a different user name for the connection: Select the check box to use a different user name when the user name in the smart card or certificate is not the same as the user name in the domain that you are logged on to. OK Click OK to save your changes. Cancel Click Cancel to leave this screen without saving any changes you may have made.
ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide Figure 43 Windows XP SP1: Wireless Networks: Preferred Networks 2 Whenever the G-210H tries to connect to a new network, the new network is added in the Preferred networks table automatically. Select a network and click Move up or Move down to change it's order, click Remove to delete it or click Properties to view the security, authentication or connection information of the selected network. Click Add to add a preferred network into the list manually.
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ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide APPENDIX C Wireless Security Types of EAP Authentication This section discusses some popular authentication types: EAP-MD5, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, PEAP and LEAP. Your wireless LAN device may not support all authentication types. EAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol) is an authentication protocol that runs on top of the IEEE 802.1x transport mechanism in order to support multiple types of user authentication.
ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide EAP-TLS (Transport Layer Security) With EAP-TLS, digital certifications are needed by both the server and the wireless stations for mutual authentication. The server presents a certificate to the client. After validating the identity of the server, the client sends a different certificate to the server. The exchange of certificates is done in the open before a secured tunnel is created. This makes user identity vulnerable to passive attacks.
ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide For added security, certificate-based authentications (EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS and PEAP) use dynamic keys for data encryption. They are often deployed in corporate environments, but for public deployment, a simple user name and password pair is more practical. The following table is a comparison of the features of authentication types.
ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide TKIP uses 128-bit keys that are dynamically generated and distributed by the authentication server. AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) is a block cipher that uses a 256-bit mathematical algorithm called Rijndael. They both include a per-packet key mixing function, a Message Integrity Check (MIC) named Michael, an extended initialization vector (IV) with sequencing rules, and a re-keying mechanism.
ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide WPA(2)-PSK Application Example A WPA(2)s-PSK application looks as follows. 1 First enter identical passwords into the AP and all wireless clients. The Pre-Shared Key (PSK) must consist of between 8 and 63 ASCII characters or 64 hexadecimal characters (including spaces and symbols). 2 The AP checks each client's password and (only) allows it to join the network if it matches its password. 3 The AP and wireless clients use the pre-shared key to generate a common PMK.
ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide Figure 45 WPA(2) with RADIUS Application Example Security Parameters Summary Refer to this table to see what other security parameters you should configure for each Authentication Method/ key management protocol type. MAC address filters are not dependent on how you configure these security features. Table 25 Wireless Security Relational Matrix AUTHENTICATION ENCRYPTION ENTER METHOD/ KEY METHOD MANUAL KEY MANAGEMENT PROTOCOL IEEE 802.
ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide APPENDIX D Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address All computers must have a 10M or 100M Ethernet adapter card and TCP/IP installed. Windows 2000 and XP usually include TCP/IP. Configure the TCP/IP settings in order to "communicate" with your network. Windows 2000/XP 1 For Windows XP, click start, Control Panel. In Windows 2000/NT, click Start, Settings, Control Panel. Figure 46 Windows XP: Start Menu 2 For Windows XP, click Network Connections.
ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide Figure 47 Windows XP: Control Panel 3 Right-click Local Area Connection and then click Properties. Figure 48 Windows XP: Control Panel: Network Connections: Properties 4 Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) (under the General tab in Win XP) and click Properties.
ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide Figure 49 Windows XP: Local Area Connection Properties 5 The Internet Protocol TCP/IP Properties window opens (the General tab in Windows XP). • • Appendix D If you have a dynamic IP address click Obtain an IP address automatically. If you have a static IP address click Use the following IP Address and fill in the IP address, Subnet mask, and Default gateway fields. Click Advanced.
ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide Figure 50 Windows XP: Advanced TCP/IP Settings 6 If you do not know your gateway's IP address, remove any previously installed gateways in the IP Settings tab and click OK. Do one or more of the following if you want to configure additional IP addresses: • • • • • • • • In the IP Settings tab, in IP addresses, click Add. In TCP/IP Address, type an IP address in IP address and a subnet mask in Subnet mask, and then click Add.
ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide • If you know your DNS server IP address(es), click Use the following DNS server addresses, and type them in the Preferred DNS server and Alternate DNS server fields. If you have previously configured DNS servers, click Advanced and then the DNS tab to order them. Figure 51 Windows XP: Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties 8 Click OK to close the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties window. 9 Click OK to close the Local Area Connection Properties window.
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ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide Index A About 47 About your ZyXEL Device 19 Access point (AP) 19, 23, 29 Activating a profile 45 Adapter 45 Add new profile 43 Ad-Hoc 20, 44 Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) 32, 67 Advanced settings 45 antenna power output 51 AP. See also Access point.
ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide L S Link information 34 Link quality 35 Login name 39 Security data encryption 31 security 52 Security Parameters 70 Signal strength 34, 36 Site survey 35 scan 36 security settings 36 SSID 29, 34, 35 hide 30 Support CD 17 Survey 35 Syntax conventions 17 System tray 21 M Message Integrity Check (MIC) 32, 67 N Network type 34 T P PA2-PSK 37 Pairwise Master Key (PMK) 68 Passphrase 31 Password phrase 31 Power Saving Mode 46 product specifications 51 Profile 34 activation 45 add
ZyXEL G-210H User’s Guide W Web site 17 WEP manual setup 37 passphrase 31 security 31 WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) 31 WEP Encryption 36 WEP key 31 automatic 31 manual 31 Wi-Fi Protected Access 32, 67 Windows XP 21 Wireless independent workgroup 20 Wireless channel 30 Wireless client 23 wireless client 29 Wireless frequency 44 Wireless LAN introduction 29 overview 29 security 30 Wireless LAN (WLAN) 29 Wireless network 29 wireless standard 51 Wireless station mode configuration 33 WLAN Security parameters
