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... What You Need to Know 17 1.1.2 Before You Begin ...18 1.2 About Your N220 ...18 1.2.1 Hardware ...18 1.3 Application Overview ...19 1.3.1 Infrastructure ...19 1.3.2 Ad-Hoc ...20 1.4 Hardware and Utility Installation 20 1.4.1 ZyXEL Utility Icon ...20 1.5 Configuration Methods ...21 1.5.1 Enabling Windows Wireless Configuration 21 1.5.2 ...Accessing the ZyXEL Utility 21 Chapter 2 Tutorial ...23 2.1 Overview ...23 2.1.1 What You Can Do in This Tutorial 23 2.1.2 What You Need to Know 23 2.1.3 Before You Begin ...24 2.2 Connecting to an AP using Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS 24 2.2.1 ...
... What You Need to Know 17 1.1.2 Before You Begin ...18 1.2 About Your N220 ...18 1.2.1 Hardware ...18 1.3 Application Overview ...19 1.3.1 Infrastructure ...19 1.3.2 Ad-Hoc ...20 1.4 Hardware and Utility Installation 20 1.4.1 ZyXEL Utility Icon ...20 1.5 Configuration Methods ...21 1.5.1 Enabling Windows Wireless Configuration 21 1.5.2 ...Accessing the ZyXEL Utility 21 Chapter 2 Tutorial ...23 2.1 Overview ...23 2.1.1 What You Can Do in This Tutorial 23 2.1.2 What You Need to Know 23 2.1.3 Before You Begin ...24 2.2 Connecting to an AP using Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS 24 2.2.1 ...
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... LAN Overview ...38 3.3 Wireless LAN Security ...39 3.3.1 User Authentication and Encryption 39 3.4 WiFi Protected Setup ...41 3.4.1 Push Button Configuration 42 3.4.2 PIN Configuration ...42 3.4.3 How WPS Works ...44 3.4.4 Limitations... Overview ...49 4.1.1 What You Can Do in Vista ...73 Chapter 5 AP Mode...75 12 N220 User's Guide Use this Device's PIN 69 4.6.3 WPS: PIN - Table of Contents 2.3.1 Manually...in This Section 37 3.1.2 What You Need to Know 49 4.1.3 Before You Begin ...50 4.2 ZyXEL Utility Screen Summary 50 4.3 The Link Info Screen ...51 4.3.1 Trend Chart ...53 4.4 The ...
... LAN Overview ...38 3.3 Wireless LAN Security ...39 3.3.1 User Authentication and Encryption 39 3.4 WiFi Protected Setup ...41 3.4.1 Push Button Configuration 42 3.4.2 PIN Configuration ...42 3.4.3 How WPS Works ...44 3.4.4 Limitations... Overview ...49 4.1.1 What You Can Do in Vista ...73 Chapter 5 AP Mode...75 12 N220 User's Guide Use this Device's PIN 69 4.6.3 WPS: PIN - Table of Contents 2.3.1 Manually...in This Section 37 3.1.2 What You Need to Know 49 4.1.3 Before You Begin ...50 4.2 ZyXEL Utility Screen Summary 50 4.3 The Link Info Screen ...51 4.3.1 Trend Chart ...53 4.4 The ...
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... making hardware connections and using the ZyXEL utility to connect your N220 to an empty USB port on your N220's Quick Start Guide for detailed information. 1.2.1 Hardware This section describes the N220's physical appearance. See your computer. Table 1 N220 External View LABEL DESCRIPTION A LED ...and also a WPS button B USB connector 18 N220 User's Guide WPS allows you to easily connect to IEEE 802.11b/g wireless networks. The N220 is WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) ...
... making hardware connections and using the ZyXEL utility to connect your N220 to an empty USB port on your N220's Quick Start Guide for detailed information. 1.2.1 Hardware This section describes the N220's physical appearance. See your computer. Table 1 N220 External View LABEL DESCRIPTION A LED ...and also a WPS button B USB connector 18 N220 User's Guide WPS allows you to easily connect to IEEE 802.11b/g wireless networks. The N220 is WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) ...
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... you use Ad-Hoc (see Chapter 4 on page 62). Note: The ZyXEL utility system tray icon displays only when the N220 is not available in ad-hoc mode. Figure 4 ZyXEL Utility: System Tray Icon 20 N220 User's Guide Chapter 1 Getting Started 1.3.2 Ad-Hoc To set up a ...small independent wireless workgroup without an AP, use the ZyXEL utility, it automatically disables Wireless Zero Configuration (WZC) in the system tray. Note: Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) is ...
... you use Ad-Hoc (see Chapter 4 on page 62). Note: The ZyXEL utility system tray icon displays only when the N220 is not available in ad-hoc mode. Figure 4 ZyXEL Utility: System Tray Icon 20 N220 User's Guide Chapter 1 Getting Started 1.3.2 Ad-Hoc To set up a ...small independent wireless workgroup without an AP, use the ZyXEL utility, it automatically disables Wireless Zero Configuration (WZC) in the system tray. Note: Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) is ...
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... strongest and most cases, establishing a secure connection with another WPS device is as easy as pushing a button. WPS Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) is labeled AP. See Section 2.2 on your N220 as you read through this section. See Section 2.4 on page 31 for details. 2.1.2 What You Need to Know The following term... with a single click. The wireless client is labeled C and the Access Point is a security protocol that you how to join a wireless infrastructure network using the ZyXEL utility. It most common encryption protocols. N220 User's Guide 23
... strongest and most cases, establishing a secure connection with another WPS device is as easy as pushing a button. WPS Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) is labeled AP. See Section 2.2 on your N220 as you read through this section. See Section 2.4 on page 31 for details. 2.1.2 What You Need to Know The following term... with a single click. The wireless client is labeled C and the Access Point is a security protocol that you how to join a wireless infrastructure network using the ZyXEL utility. It most common encryption protocols. N220 User's Guide 23
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...screen that appears, click Start. 4 Log into the AP's web configurator and locate its WPS settings section. This example uses the N220 as the wireless client, and ZyXEL's NBG334W as described in the Network > Wireless Client > WPS Station screen. This tutorial shows you both. • Push Button ...first. You must be able to make a network connection right away. 2.2 Connecting to set up your wireless network using Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) This section gives you an example of pressing the first one device can authenticate the other. 2.2.1 Push Button Configuration (PBC) 1...
...screen that appears, click Start. 4 Log into the AP's web configurator and locate its WPS settings section. This example uses the N220 as the wireless client, and ZyXEL's NBG334W as described in the Network > Wireless Client > WPS Station screen. This tutorial shows you both. • Push Button ...first. You must be able to make a network connection right away. 2.2 Connecting to set up your wireless network using Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) This section gives you an example of pressing the first one device can authenticate the other. 2.2.1 Push Button Configuration (PBC) 1...
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...-PSK (WPA2-Pre-Shared Key) that defines stronger encryption, authentication and key management than WPA or WPA2. 3.4 WiFi Protected Setup Your N220 supports WiFi Protected Setup (WPS), which is an industry standard specification, defined by using Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP), Message Integrity Check (MIC)...TLS authentication type, you must support WPS (check each access point, wireless gateway and wireless client. Key differences between two devices. N220 User's Guide 41 If you don't have an external RADIUS server, you should use WPA or WPA-PSK depending on whether you...
...-PSK (WPA2-Pre-Shared Key) that defines stronger encryption, authentication and key management than WPA or WPA2. 3.4 WiFi Protected Setup Your N220 supports WiFi Protected Setup (WPS), which is an industry standard specification, defined by using Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP), Message Integrity Check (MIC)...TLS authentication type, you must support WPS (check each access point, wireless gateway and wireless client. Key differences between two devices. N220 User's Guide 41 If you don't have an external RADIUS server, you should use WPA or WPA-PSK depending on whether you...
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Chapter 3 Wireless LANs already part of registrar and enrollee last only as long as the WPS setup process is active (two minutes). Note that it sends the existing information. By default, a WPS devices is like a handshake; A configured wireless client can still...). If the registrar is not always the enrollee. The WPS connection process is "unconfigured". The following figure shows a WPS-enabled client (installed in all N220 User's Guide 45 All WPS-certified APs can be a registrar, and so can be the registrar in a notebook computer) connecting to another device using ...
Chapter 3 Wireless LANs already part of registrar and enrollee last only as long as the WPS setup process is active (two minutes). Note that it sends the existing information. By default, a WPS devices is like a handshake; A configured wireless client can still...). If the registrar is not always the enrollee. The WPS connection process is "unconfigured". The following figure shows a WPS-enabled client (installed in all N220 User's Guide 45 All WPS-certified APs can be a registrar, and so can be the registrar in a notebook computer) connecting to another device using ...
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... to use the network. Figure 26 WPS: Example Network Step 2 EXISTING CONNECTION REGISTRAR CLIENT 1 ENROLLEE SECURITY INFO AP1 CLIENT 2 46 N220 User's Guide In step 1, both AP1 and Client 1 are distributed in which it is activated on both, they perform the handshake....you want a configured AP to its factory defaults. 3.4.3.1 Example WPS Network Setup This section shows how security settings are unconfigured. Chapter 3 Wireless LANs subsequent WPS connections in an example WPS setup. The registrar randomly generates the security information to set up the network, ...
... to use the network. Figure 26 WPS: Example Network Step 2 EXISTING CONNECTION REGISTRAR CLIENT 1 ENROLLEE SECURITY INFO AP1 CLIENT 2 46 N220 User's Guide In step 1, both AP1 and Client 1 are distributed in which it is activated on both, they perform the handshake....you want a configured AP to its factory defaults. 3.4.3.1 Example WPS Network Setup This section shows how security settings are unconfigured. Chapter 3 Wireless LANs subsequent WPS connections in an example WPS setup. The registrar randomly generates the security information to set up the network, ...
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...) of wireless and security settings. Transmission This field displays the current transmission speed of the N220 in this screen to configure preamble type, enable power saving and use WiFi Protected Setup (WPS). 4.3 The Link Info Screen When the ZyXEL utility starts, the Link Info screen displays, showing the current configuration and connection status...
...) of wireless and security settings. Transmission This field displays the current transmission speed of the N220 in this screen to configure preamble type, enable power saving and use WiFi Protected Setup (WPS). 4.3 The Link Info Screen When the ZyXEL utility starts, the Link Info screen displays, showing the current configuration and connection status...
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... this to sleep mode. This Device's Use this option when you select this to enter the N220's PIN in Windows Vista. This forces the N220 to go to enable Wi-fi Protected Setup on the N220, click the Adapter tab. PIN enabled device. Select this , the PIN - At the time of... Service on the N220. When you want to enable Wi-fi MultiMedia Quality of writing, this screen. PBC ...
... this to sleep mode. This Device's Use this option when you select this to enter the N220's PIN in Windows Vista. This forces the N220 to go to enable Wi-fi Protected Setup on the N220, click the Adapter tab. PIN enabled device. Select this , the PIN - At the time of... Service on the N220. When you want to enable Wi-fi MultiMedia Quality of writing, this screen. PBC ...
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... the steps below. 1 Download the latest version of your computer. 5 Double-click on the setup program for the new utility to start the ZyXEL utility installation. 6 Insert the N220 and check the version numbers in Section 6.3 on page 86 to complete uninstalling the software and ...computer. 3 Restart your computer when prompted. 4 Disconnect the N220 from your current wireless configurations. Figure 63 Uninstall: Finish 6.4 Upgrading the ZyXEL Utility Note: Before you uninstall the ZyXEL utility, take note of the utility from the ZyXEL web site and save the file on your computer. 2 ...
... the steps below. 1 Download the latest version of your computer. 5 Double-click on the setup program for the new utility to start the ZyXEL utility installation. 6 Insert the N220 and check the version numbers in Section 6.3 on page 86 to complete uninstalling the software and ...computer. 3 Restart your computer when prompted. 4 Disconnect the N220 from your current wireless configurations. Figure 63 Uninstall: Finish 6.4 Upgrading the ZyXEL Utility Note: Before you uninstall the ZyXEL utility, take note of the utility from the ZyXEL web site and save the file on your computer. 2 ...
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Chapter 8 Product Specifications Table 27 Product Specifications (continued) Wireless QoS Wi-Fi Multi Media (WMM) Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) Push button configuration Use device's PIN Other Use AP or Router's PIN WMM power-saving support Compatible with Windows Zero Configuration 98 N220 User's Guide
Chapter 8 Product Specifications Table 27 Product Specifications (continued) Wireless QoS Wi-Fi Multi Media (WMM) Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) Push button configuration Use device's PIN Other Use AP or Router's PIN WMM power-saving support Compatible with Windows Zero Configuration 98 N220 User's Guide
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Select Statically assigned IP Address if you have a static IP address. Fill in the IP address, Subnet mask, and Hostname fields. 7 Click Next to save the changes and close the Network Card Setup window. 128 N220 User's Guide Appendix A Setting Up Your Computer's IP Address 5 When the Network Card Setup window opens, click the Address tab Figure 105 openSUSE 10.3: Network Card Setup 6 Select Dynamic Address (DHCP) if you have a dynamic IP address.
Select Statically assigned IP Address if you have a static IP address. Fill in the IP address, Subnet mask, and Hostname fields. 7 Click Next to save the changes and close the Network Card Setup window. 128 N220 User's Guide Appendix A Setting Up Your Computer's IP Address 5 When the Network Card Setup window opens, click the Address tab Figure 105 openSUSE 10.3: Network Card Setup 6 Select Dynamic Address (DHCP) if you have a dynamic IP address.
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...uninstalling the ZyXEL utility 86 upgrading the ZyXEL utility 87 important step 87 user authentication 39 utility installation 20 utility version 86 V Vista 71, 73 W weight 95 WEP 39, 56 automatic setup 40 manual setup 40, ...Encryption 56 WEP key generation 40 Wi-Fi Protected Access 41, 140 Wi-Fi Protected Setup 51 Windows 71 Windows XP 21 Wired network 79 wireless client 38 wireless client WPA supplicants...WPA-PSK 41, 57, 81, 141 application example 143 WPS see also Wi-Fi Protected Setup 51 WZC activating 157 network connection 159 not available 159 preferred network 169 security setting 163 ...
...uninstalling the ZyXEL utility 86 upgrading the ZyXEL utility 87 important step 87 user authentication 39 utility installation 20 utility version 86 V Vista 71, 73 W weight 95 WEP 39, 56 automatic setup 40 manual setup 40, ...Encryption 56 WEP key generation 40 Wi-Fi Protected Access 41, 140 Wi-Fi Protected Setup 51 Windows 71 Windows XP 21 Wired network 79 wireless client 38 wireless client WPA supplicants...WPA-PSK 41, 57, 81, 141 application example 143 WPS see also Wi-Fi Protected Setup 51 WZC activating 157 network connection 159 not available 159 preferred network 169 security setting 163 ...