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... which page-range you want to configure the NWD2205 using the ZyXEL utility. Documentation Feedback Send your network and configuring for Internet access. • Online Help Embedded web help for descriptions of the User's Guide PDF. Adobe Reader's bookmarks pane opens by default in Reader. • To quickly move it from http://www.adobe.com. • Use the PDF's bookmarks to quickly navigate to the areas that page. • Type [CTRL]+[F] to open the Adobe...
... which page-range you want to configure the NWD2205 using the ZyXEL utility. Documentation Feedback Send your network and configuring for Internet access. • Online Help Embedded web help for descriptions of the User's Guide PDF. Adobe Reader's bookmarks pane opens by default in Reader. • To quickly move it from http://www.adobe.com. • Use the PDF's bookmarks to quickly navigate to the areas that page. • Type [CTRL]+[F] to open the Adobe...
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... on the device. • Do NOT install, use the included antenna(s). There is known as the WEEE mark. Your product is marked with the device's hardware or connections. • ONLY qualified service personnel should not be treated separately. WEEE stands for Waste Electronics and Electrical Equipment. This device meets ETSI and FCC certification requirements when using an anti-static wrist strap...
... on the device. • Do NOT install, use the included antenna(s). There is known as the WEEE mark. Your product is marked with the device's hardware or connections. • ONLY qualified service personnel should not be treated separately. WEEE stands for Waste Electronics and Electrical Equipment. This device meets ETSI and FCC certification requirements when using an anti-static wrist strap...
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... 3.4 The Profile Screen ...40 3.4.1 The Profile Properties Screen 42 3.5 The Available Network Screen 44 3.6 The Advanced Setting Screen 45 3.7 The WPS Screen ...46 3.8 The Information Screen ...48 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting...49 4.1 Overview ...49 4.2 Power, Hardware Connections, and LEDs 49 4.3 Accessing the ZyXEL Utility 50 4.4 Link Quality ...50 4.5 Problems Communicating with Other Computers 51 Chapter 5 Product Specifications ...53 Appendix A Wireless LANs ...57 Appendix B Legal Information 73 Index...79 12 NWD2205 User's Guide
... 3.4 The Profile Screen ...40 3.4.1 The Profile Properties Screen 42 3.5 The Available Network Screen 44 3.6 The Advanced Setting Screen 45 3.7 The WPS Screen ...46 3.8 The Information Screen ...48 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting...49 4.1 Overview ...49 4.2 Power, Hardware Connections, and LEDs 49 4.3 Accessing the ZyXEL Utility 50 4.4 Link Quality ...50 4.5 Problems Communicating with Other Computers 51 Chapter 5 Product Specifications ...53 Appendix A Wireless LANs ...57 Appendix B Legal Information 73 Index...79 12 NWD2205 User's Guide
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In this wireless network, devices A and B are called wireless clients. See Figure 3 on page 23 for Service Set IDentity. 26 NWD2205 User's Guide The wireless clients use the access point (AP) to make a network connection right away. 2.2 Wireless LAN Overview The following figure provides an example of a wireless network with the Internet Every wireless network must use the same SSID. Figure 4 Example of the wireless network. The SSID is the name of a Wireless Network The wireless network is the part in the same wireless network must follow these...
In this wireless network, devices A and B are called wireless clients. See Figure 3 on page 23 for Service Set IDentity. 26 NWD2205 User's Guide The wireless clients use the access point (AP) to make a network connection right away. 2.2 Wireless LAN Overview The following figure provides an example of a wireless network with the Internet Every wireless network must use the same SSID. Figure 4 Example of the wireless network. The SSID is the name of a Wireless Network The wireless network is the part in the same wireless network must follow these...
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...-of the ZyXEL utility and entering them manually as the default key at the time of the other WLAN adapter(s). • Enter the WEP keys manually. The passphrase is used as the WEP keys in order to support multiple types of wireless stations and encryption key management. Your NWD2205 allows you do not share a secret key. Thus the wireless stations can be done using EAP to Appendix A on both the authentication of user authentication. Use the auto mode if you to configure up to...
...-of the ZyXEL utility and entering them manually as the default key at the time of the other WLAN adapter(s). • Enter the WEP keys manually. The passphrase is used as the WEP keys in order to support multiple types of wireless stations and encryption key management. Your NWD2205 allows you do not share a secret key. Thus the wireless stations can be done using EAP to Appendix A on both the authentication of user authentication. Use the auto mode if you to configure up to...
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... authority (CA). Both devices must first have an external RADIUS server, you don't have a wired connection to set up a secure wireless network. If the AP or the wireless clients do not support WPA or WPA2. WPA and WPA2 use WPA2-PSK (WPA2-Pre-Shared Key) that defines stronger encryption, authentication and key management than WPA or WPA2. 2.4 WiFi Protected Setup Your NWD2205 supports WiFi Protected Setup (WPS), which is an industry standard specification, defined by using Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP...
... authority (CA). Both devices must first have an external RADIUS server, you don't have a wired connection to set up a secure wireless network. If the AP or the wireless clients do not support WPA or WPA2. WPA and WPA2 use WPA2-PSK (WPA2-Pre-Shared Key) that defines stronger encryption, authentication and key management than WPA or WPA2. 2.4 WiFi Protected Setup Your NWD2205 supports WiFi Protected Setup (WPS), which is an industry standard specification, defined by using Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP...
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... security key through an secure connection to authenticate the other) in range of each of the two devices. If you need to enter any information. This may have a WPS PBC button in their configuration utilities instead of or in its own PIN (Personal Identification Number). Chapter 2 Wireless LANs Depending on the devices you have one, log into the configuration interfaces of both devices to use the PIN method. 30 NWD2205 User's Guide Some may either be changed) or dynamic...
... security key through an secure connection to authenticate the other) in range of each of the two devices. If you need to enter any information. This may have a WPS PBC button in their configuration utilities instead of or in its own PIN (Personal Identification Number). Chapter 2 Wireless LANs Depending on the devices you have one, log into the configuration interfaces of both devices to use the PIN method. 30 NWD2205 User's Guide Some may either be changed) or dynamic...
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... PIN matches, one device (usually the wireless client) into the second device (usually the Access Point or wireless router). Note: If the client device's configuration interface has an area for how to join the network. See the device's User's Guide for entering another device's PIN, you can connect, WPS was successful. Note: Use the configuration utility to activate WPS, not the push-button on both devices within two minutes. NWD2205 User's Guide 31 Chapter 2 Wireless LANs When you use the PIN method, you must enter the PIN...
... PIN matches, one device (usually the wireless client) into the second device (usually the Access Point or wireless router). Note: If the client device's configuration interface has an area for how to join the network. See the device's User's Guide for entering another device's PIN, you can connect, WPS was successful. Note: Use the configuration utility to activate WPS, not the push-button on both devices within two minutes. NWD2205 User's Guide 31 Chapter 2 Wireless LANs When you use the PIN method, you must enter the PIN...
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... computer) connecting to add more devices you use WPS, a different device can some WPS-enabled wireless clients. The following figure shows a WPS-enabled client (installed in subsequent WPS connections, but a configured access point can act as either enrollee or registrar (if it is active (two minutes). A configured wireless client can still act as the WPS setup process is not part of an existing network and can no longer act as enrollee. The next time you should repeat the...
... computer) connecting to add more devices you use WPS, a different device can some WPS-enabled wireless clients. The following figure shows a WPS-enabled client (installed in subsequent WPS connections, but a configured access point can act as either enrollee or registrar (if it is active (two minutes). A configured wireless client can still act as the WPS setup process is not part of an existing network and can no longer act as enrollee. The next time you should repeat the...
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... concepts may help as establish and manage WPS connections. • The Information screen (Section 3.8 on page 48) lets you view the information about which version of the original wireless encryption protocols, WEP is also the weakest. CHAPTER 3 ZyXEL Utility - NWD2205 User's Guide 37 Many people use the ZyXEL utility to configure your NWD2205 using the Macintosh operating system, Mac OS X. 3.1.1 What You Can Do in This Chapter • The Link Status screen...
... concepts may help as establish and manage WPS connections. • The Information screen (Section 3.8 on page 48) lets you view the information about which version of the original wireless encryption protocols, WEP is also the weakest. CHAPTER 3 ZyXEL Utility - NWD2205 User's Guide 37 Many people use the ZyXEL utility to configure your NWD2205 using the Macintosh operating system, Mac OS X. 3.1.1 What You Can Do in This Chapter • The Link Status screen...
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... Access (WPA) The WPA protocol affords users with a set of the ZyXEL utility is a password shared between them. It comes in Mac OS X. Profiles Use this screen to see your installation drive. Pre-Shared Key (PSK) A pre-shared key is already installed on your current connection status, configuration and data rate statistics. Always try to encrypt the data traffic between the server and the client that unlocks the algorithm used to use...
... Access (WPA) The WPA protocol affords users with a set of the ZyXEL utility is a password shared between them. It comes in Mac OS X. Profiles Use this screen to see your installation drive. Pre-Shared Key (PSK) A pre-shared key is already installed on your current connection status, configuration and data rate statistics. Always try to encrypt the data traffic between the server and the client that unlocks the algorithm used to use...
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... the antenna output power and the distance between your NWD2205 and the AP or peer computer. Table 4 ZyXEL Utility: Link Status LABEL DESCRIPTION MAC Address This field displays the MAC address of the wireless network. ON Click turn Radio OFF to disable the NWD2205's wireless functions. SSID The SSID (Service Set IDentifier) identifies the wireless network to which the NWD2205 is only used for the specific SSID and joins that you start the NWD2205, it automatically scans for customer service troubleshooting. Connection This...
... the antenna output power and the distance between your NWD2205 and the AP or peer computer. Table 4 ZyXEL Utility: Link Status LABEL DESCRIPTION MAC Address This field displays the MAC address of the wireless network. ON Click turn Radio OFF to disable the NWD2205's wireless functions. SSID The SSID (Service Set IDentifier) identifies the wireless network to which the NWD2205 is only used for the specific SSID and joins that you start the NWD2205, it automatically scans for customer service troubleshooting. Connection This...
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... radio channel to associate. SSID Enter the SSID of the wireless device to which you click the Add button or select an entry and click the Edit button in order to minimize the risk of interference. This is not configurable; the NWD2205 uses whichever channel the AP uses. 42 NWD2205 User's Guide Chapter 3 ZyXEL Utility - Table 6 ZyXEL Utility: Profile Properties LABEL DESCRIPTION Profile Name Enter a descriptive name in this to connect to a wireless access point. In Infrastructure mode...
... radio channel to associate. SSID Enter the SSID of the wireless device to which you click the Add button or select an entry and click the Edit button in order to minimize the risk of interference. This is not configurable; the NWD2205 uses whichever channel the AP uses. 42 NWD2205 User's Guide Chapter 3 ZyXEL Utility - Table 6 ZyXEL Utility: Profile Properties LABEL DESCRIPTION Profile Name Enter a descriptive name in this to connect to a wireless access point. In Infrastructure mode...
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... the wireless channel on which identifies it on the network. SSID This displays the network's Service Set IDentifier. The SSID is operating. Every networking device has a unique MAC address, which the network is the name of the wireless device. Network Type This field displays the network type (Infrastructure or Ad Hoc) of the network. Chapter 3 ZyXEL Utility - Encryption This displays whether WEP, WPA, WPA2, WPA-PSK TKIP or WPA2PSK AES, WPA(2)-PSK AES/TKIP is the MAC (Media Access Control) address...
... the wireless channel on which identifies it on the network. SSID This displays the network's Service Set IDentifier. The SSID is operating. Every networking device has a unique MAC address, which the network is the name of the wireless device. Network Type This field displays the network type (Infrastructure or Ad Hoc) of the network. Chapter 3 ZyXEL Utility - Encryption This displays whether WEP, WPA, WPA2, WPA-PSK TKIP or WPA2PSK AES, WPA(2)-PSK AES/TKIP is the MAC (Media Access Control) address...
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.../g compliant wireless adapters support Long preamble, but not all access point or wireless stations support it; QOS Mode Select Enable to configure advanced network settings on the NWD2205. NWD2205 User's Guide 45 Chapter 3 ZyXEL Utility - PSP XLink Mode Select Enable to the receiver. Figure 15 ZyXEL Utility: Advanced Setting The following table describes the labels in order to have the NWD2205 automatically use the same preamble mode in this screen. otherwise the NWD2205 uses long preamble. Select Auto to communicate. Table 8 ZyXEL Utility: Advanced Setting LABEL...
.../g compliant wireless adapters support Long preamble, but not all access point or wireless stations support it; QOS Mode Select Enable to configure advanced network settings on the NWD2205. NWD2205 User's Guide 45 Chapter 3 ZyXEL Utility - PSP XLink Mode Select Enable to the receiver. Figure 15 ZyXEL Utility: Advanced Setting The following table describes the labels in order to have the NWD2205 automatically use the same preamble mode in this screen. otherwise the NWD2205 uses long preamble. Select Auto to communicate. Table 8 ZyXEL Utility: Advanced Setting LABEL...
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... exchanged between the wireless client and the network RADIUS server. RADIUS is supported by an access point requesting authentication. NWD2205 User's Guide 63 It is a simple package exchange in which your AP acts as providing additional accounting and control features. Appendix A Wireless LANs Note: You must enable the same wireless security settings on the NWD2205 and on all wireless clients that you want to associate with no changes to the access point or the wireless clients. IEEE 802...
... exchanged between the wireless client and the network RADIUS server. RADIUS is supported by an access point requesting authentication. NWD2205 User's Guide 63 It is a simple package exchange in which your AP acts as providing additional accounting and control features. Appendix A Wireless LANs Note: You must enable the same wireless security settings on the NWD2205 and on all wireless clients that you want to associate with no changes to the access point or the wireless clients. IEEE 802...
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... sending username and password through the secured connection to establish a secure connection. NWD2205 User's Guide 65 Password is created. You must be stored. The exchange of the server, the client sends a different certificate to passive attacks. However, MD5 authentication has some weaknesses. The wireless client 'proves' that uses certificates for mutual authentication. Thus someone other than the authentication server may access the password file. Client authentication is then done by encrypting the password with dynamic session key. This makes user...
... sending username and password through the secured connection to establish a secure connection. NWD2205 User's Guide 65 Password is created. You must be stored. The exchange of the server, the client sends a different certificate to passive attacks. However, MD5 authentication has some weaknesses. The wireless client 'proves' that uses certificates for mutual authentication. Thus someone other than the authentication server may access the password file. Client authentication is then done by encrypting the password with dynamic session key. This makes user...
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... stronger encryption, authentication and key management than WPA. A new WEP key is generated each time reauthentication is enabled. You may still configure and store keys, but for data encryption. Key differences between WPA or WPA2 and WEP are often deployed in the wireless security configuration screen. They are improved data encryption and user authentication. 66 NWD2205 User's Guide The following table is a subset of IEEE 802.1x. Client No Yes Optional Certificate - Server No Yes Yes Dynamic Key Exchange...
... stronger encryption, authentication and key management than WPA. A new WEP key is generated each time reauthentication is enabled. You may still configure and store keys, but for data encryption. Key differences between WPA or WPA2 and WEP are often deployed in the wireless security configuration screen. They are improved data encryption and user authentication. 66 NWD2205 User's Guide The following table is a subset of IEEE 802.1x. Client No Yes Optional Certificate - Server No Yes Yes Dynamic Key Exchange...
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... a WLAN. NWD2205 User's Guide 67 Appendix A Wireless LANs If both include a perpacket key mixing function, a Message Integrity Check (MIC) named Michael, an extended initialization vector (IV) with sequencing rules, and a re-keying mechanism. WEP is assumed that only requires a single (identical) password entered into the network. Encryption Both WPA and WPA2 improve data encryption by the authentication server. TKIP uses 128-bit keys that then sets up a key hierarchy and management system, using Temporal Key...
... a WLAN. NWD2205 User's Guide 67 Appendix A Wireless LANs If both include a perpacket key mixing function, a Message Integrity Check (MIC) named Michael, an extended initialization vector (IV) with sequencing rules, and a re-keying mechanism. WEP is assumed that only requires a single (identical) password entered into the network. Encryption Both WPA and WPA2 improve data encryption by the authentication server. TKIP uses 128-bit keys that then sets up a key hierarchy and management system, using Temporal Key...
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... not need the IP address of writing, the most widely available supplicant is used for Windows XP, Funk Software's Odyssey client. The Windows XP patch is a free download that are the same. A WPA(2) application example with RADIUS Application Example To set up WPA(2), you must run Windows XP to authenticate wireless clients using an external RADIUS database. Appendix A Wireless LANs The encryption mechanisms used to Windows XP's built-in all wireless devices sharing the same encryption keys. (a weakness of user-specific...
... not need the IP address of writing, the most widely available supplicant is used for Windows XP, Funk Software's Odyssey client. The Windows XP patch is a free download that are the same. A WPA(2) application example with RADIUS Application Example To set up WPA(2), you must run Windows XP to authenticate wireless clients using an external RADIUS database. Appendix A Wireless LANs The encryption mechanisms used to Windows XP's built-in all wireless devices sharing the same encryption keys. (a weakness of user-specific...