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Contents Overview Contents Overview Introduction and Configuration ...7 Getting Started ...9 Tutorial ...12 Wireless LANs ...21 ...29 Troubleshooting ...29 Troubleshooting ...31 NWD Series User's Guide 3
Contents Overview Contents Overview Introduction and Configuration ...7 Getting Started ...9 Tutorial ...12 Wireless LANs ...21 ...29 Troubleshooting ...29 Troubleshooting ...31 NWD Series User's Guide 3
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......5 Part I: Introduction and Configuration 7 Chapter 1 Getting Started ...9 1.1 Overview ...9 1.1.1 Before You Begin ...9 1.2 About Your NWD Series Wireless LAN Adapter 9 1.2.1 Hardware ...9 1.2.2 NWD Series LED Indicator Function 11 Chapter 2 Tutorial ...12 2.1 Overview ...12 2.1.1 What You Can Do...Connection ...16 2.3.1 ZyXEL Network Connection Wizard (Windows Zero Configuration 16 2.3.2 Connecting to an AP using Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS 19 Chapter 3 Wireless LANs...21 3.1 Overview ...21 3.1.1 What You Need to Know ...21 3.2 Wireless LAN Overview ...22 3.3 Wireless LAN Security ...22...
......5 Part I: Introduction and Configuration 7 Chapter 1 Getting Started ...9 1.1 Overview ...9 1.1.1 Before You Begin ...9 1.2 About Your NWD Series Wireless LAN Adapter 9 1.2.1 Hardware ...9 1.2.2 NWD Series LED Indicator Function 11 Chapter 2 Tutorial ...12 2.1 Overview ...12 2.1.1 What You Can Do...Connection ...16 2.3.1 ZyXEL Network Connection Wizard (Windows Zero Configuration 16 2.3.2 Connecting to an AP using Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS 19 Chapter 3 Wireless LANs...21 3.1 Overview ...21 3.1.1 What You Need to Know ...21 3.2 Wireless LAN Overview ...22 3.3 Wireless LAN Security ...22...
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...acts as the bridge between a wired and a wireless network. One or more APs often serve as a bridge between wireless and wired LANs. 1.1.1 Before You Begin Read the Quick Start Guide for information on making hardware connections and using the ZyXEL utility to connect your NWD Series's Quick Start ... and concepts may help as you to easily connect to another WPS-enabled device. CHAPTER 1 Getting Started 1.1 Overview The ZyXEL NWD Series of dual-band wireless USB adapters can most often be found in this section, and subsequently as you read through this User's Guide for installation...
...acts as the bridge between a wired and a wireless network. One or more APs often serve as a bridge between wireless and wired LANs. 1.1.1 Before You Begin Read the Quick Start Guide for information on making hardware connections and using the ZyXEL utility to connect your NWD Series's Quick Start ... and concepts may help as you to easily connect to another WPS-enabled device. CHAPTER 1 Getting Started 1.1 Overview The ZyXEL NWD Series of dual-band wireless USB adapters can most often be found in this section, and subsequently as you read through this User's Guide for installation...
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Chapter 1 Getting Started 1.2.1.1 NWD6605 Dual-Band Wireless AC1200 USB Adapter Figure 1 NWD6605 Physical Characteristics LED color: Blue Dual-band external antenna One-touch WPS button 1.2.1.2 NWD6505 Dual-Band Wireless AC600 USB Adapter Figure 2 NWD6505 Physical Characteristics LED Indicator: Link/ Act LED color: Blue One-touch WPS button 10 NWD Series User's Guide
Chapter 1 Getting Started 1.2.1.1 NWD6605 Dual-Band Wireless AC1200 USB Adapter Figure 1 NWD6605 Physical Characteristics LED color: Blue Dual-band external antenna One-touch WPS button 1.2.1.2 NWD6505 Dual-Band Wireless AC600 USB Adapter Figure 2 NWD6505 Physical Characteristics LED Indicator: Link/ Act LED color: Blue One-touch WPS button 10 NWD Series User's Guide
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Off The NWD is turned off or the driver is transmitting or receiving data. Rapid Blinking The NWD is connected to a wireless device, and is not installed. Table 1 NWD Series LED Indicator Legend STATUS DESCRIPTION On The driver is being initiated. NWD Series User's Guide 11 Slow Blinking The NWD is searching for available wireless device or a WPS connection is installed. Chapter 1 Getting Started 1.2.2 NWD Series LED Indicator Function The following table describes the function of the NWD Series's LED indicators.
Off The NWD is turned off or the driver is transmitting or receiving data. Rapid Blinking The NWD is connected to a wireless device, and is not installed. Table 1 NWD Series LED Indicator Legend STATUS DESCRIPTION On The driver is being initiated. NWD Series User's Guide 11 Slow Blinking The NWD is searching for available wireless device or a WPS connection is installed. Chapter 1 Getting Started 1.2.2 NWD Series LED Indicator Function The following table describes the function of the NWD Series's LED indicators.
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...Make sure that lets two or more devices connect securely to make a network connection right away. Note: In the following procedures the NWD6605 driver installation tool and Windows 7 OS are used for details. 2.1.2 What You Need to Know The following term may not be able...section. See Section 2.3.2 on page 19 for purposes of hassle on page 16 for details. • Connect securely to join a wireless infrastructure network using the ZyXEL utility. CHAPTER 2 Tutorial 2.1 Overview This tutorial shows you have valid login information for your part. NWD Series User's Guide 12 ...
...Make sure that lets two or more devices connect securely to make a network connection right away. Note: In the following procedures the NWD6605 driver installation tool and Windows 7 OS are used for details. 2.1.2 What You Need to Know The following term may not be able...section. See Section 2.3.2 on page 19 for purposes of hassle on page 16 for details. • Connect securely to join a wireless infrastructure network using the ZyXEL utility. CHAPTER 2 Tutorial 2.1 Overview This tutorial shows you have valid login information for your part. NWD Series User's Guide 12 ...
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Note: The Access Point must be a WPS-aware device. Chapter 2 Tutorial 2.3.2 Connecting to set up your wireless network using WPS. Close the ZyXEL Network Connection Wizard window that appears after you an example of how to an AP using Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) This section ... in the driver installation. 1 Press and hold the adapter's WPS button. This example uses the NWD Series adapter as the wireless client, and ZyXEL's NBG4615 v2 as the Access Point (AP). Figure 4 NWD6505 WPS Scan Window Figure 5 NWD6605 WPS Scan Window NWD Series User's Guide 19 The WPS scan window appears.
Note: The Access Point must be a WPS-aware device. Chapter 2 Tutorial 2.3.2 Connecting to set up your wireless network using WPS. Close the ZyXEL Network Connection Wizard window that appears after you an example of how to an AP using Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) This section ... in the driver installation. 1 Press and hold the adapter's WPS button. This example uses the NWD Series adapter as the wireless client, and ZyXEL's NBG4615 v2 as the Access Point (AP). Figure 4 NWD6505 WPS Scan Window Figure 5 NWD6605 WPS Scan Window NWD Series User's Guide 19 The WPS scan window appears.
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The following window appears. Chapter 2 Tutorial 2 Within two minutes, press the button on the router or AP until the indicator blinks. Figure 6 NWD6505 Connection Progress Window Figure 7 NWD6605 Connection Progress Window 3 The wireless connection icon next to be changed. 20 NWD Series User's Guide A link appears allowing the configuration settings to the clock in the Taskbar should indicate when the connection is complete. Configuration may take up to two minutes.
The following window appears. Chapter 2 Tutorial 2 Within two minutes, press the button on the router or AP until the indicator blinks. Figure 6 NWD6505 Connection Progress Window Figure 7 NWD6605 Connection Progress Window 3 The wireless connection icon next to be changed. 20 NWD Series User's Guide A link appears allowing the configuration settings to the clock in the Taskbar should indicate when the connection is complete. Configuration may take up to two minutes.
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...designed to Know The following terms and concepts may help as the "server". Each client is known as you read through an AP. Wireless adapters are connected digitally to form a network, the one that connect to the other things, for the network to which it is ...". Server When two or more devices are clients that distributes data to a network server through this section. CHAPTER 3 Wireless LANs 3.1 Overview This section provides background information on wireless Local Area Networks. 3.1.1 What You Need to work with one or more specific kinds of servers, and each server requires...
...designed to Know The following terms and concepts may help as the "server". Each client is known as you read through an AP. Wireless adapters are connected digitally to form a network, the one that connect to the other things, for the network to which it is ...". Server When two or more devices are clients that distributes data to a network server through this section. CHAPTER 3 Wireless LANs 3.1 Overview This section provides background information on wireless Local Area Networks. 3.1.1 What You Need to work with one or more specific kinds of servers, and each server requires...
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... SSID is in the coverage area. 22 NWD Series User's Guide If you do not enable any wireless security on your network to protect wireless communications. The wireless clients use the access point (AP) to interact with other devices (such as the printer) or with...different channel. Figure 8 Example of a wireless network with an AP. In this wireless network, devices A and B are accessible to any wireless networking device that is sent in the wireless network. 3.3 Wireless LAN Security Wireless LAN security is the part in the same wireless network must follow these basic guidelines. ...
... SSID is in the coverage area. 22 NWD Series User's Guide If you do not enable any wireless security on your network to protect wireless communications. The wireless clients use the access point (AP) to interact with other devices (such as the printer) or with...different channel. Figure 8 Example of a wireless network with an AP. In this wireless network, devices A and B are accessible to any wireless networking device that is sent in the wireless network. 3.3 Wireless LAN Security Wireless LAN security is the part in the same wireless network must follow these basic guidelines. ...
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... allows the NWD Series to any one time. 3.3.1.2 Authentication Type The IEEE 802.11b/g/n standard describes a simple authentication method between the wireless stations and AP. The encryption mechanisms used as it employs a consistent, NWD Series User's Guide 23 The passphrase is that defines stronger...authentication and key management than TKIP. Only one key is a subset of user-specific credentials. Thus the wireless stations can still take advantage of the ZyXEL utility and entering them manually as the WEP keys in the Counter mode with Cipher block chaining Message ...
... allows the NWD Series to any one time. 3.3.1.2 Authentication Type The IEEE 802.11b/g/n standard describes a simple authentication method between the wireless stations and AP. The encryption mechanisms used as it employs a consistent, NWD Series User's Guide 23 The passphrase is that defines stronger...authentication and key management than TKIP. Only one key is a subset of user-specific credentials. Thus the wireless stations can still take advantage of the ZyXEL utility and entering them manually as the WEP keys in the Counter mode with Cipher block chaining Message ...
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... as the enrollee (the device that receives network and security settings. If the registrar is already part of WEP) If both an AP and the wireless clients support WPA2-PSK, use WPA-PSK. WEP is used to a WPS-enabled access point. Select WEP only when the AP and/or...WPS works ACTIVATE WPS WITHIN 2 MINUTES ACTIVATE WPS ENROLLEE WPS HANDSHAKE SECURE TUNNEL SECURITY INFO COMMUNICATION REGISTRAR 24 NWD Series User's Guide This prevent all wireless devices sharing the same encryption keys. (a weakness of a network, it generates the SSID and WPA(2)-PSK randomly. If the AP or the...
... as the enrollee (the device that receives network and security settings. If the registrar is already part of WEP) If both an AP and the wireless clients support WPA2-PSK, use WPA-PSK. WEP is used to a WPS-enabled access point. Select WEP only when the AP and/or...WPS works ACTIVATE WPS WITHIN 2 MINUTES ACTIVATE WPS ENROLLEE WPS HANDSHAKE SECURE TUNNEL SECURITY INFO COMMUNICATION REGISTRAR 24 NWD Series User's Guide This prevent all wireless devices sharing the same encryption keys. (a weakness of a network, it generates the SSID and WPA(2)-PSK randomly. If the AP or the...
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...you use AP1 for the WPS handshake with one of the existing networked devices and the new device. Chapter 3 Wireless LANs The roles of an existing network and can some WPS-enabled wireless clients. only two devices participate in an example WPS setup. By default, a WPS devices is like a handshake;...information. If you want to the enrollee are randomly-generated. You know that the access point (AP) is not always the registrar, and the wireless client is active (two minutes). In this example, AP1 is the registrar, and Client 1 is unconfigured and has no longer act as the ...
...you use AP1 for the WPS handshake with one of the existing networked devices and the new device. Chapter 3 Wireless LANs The roles of an existing network and can some WPS-enabled wireless clients. only two devices participate in an example WPS setup. By default, a WPS devices is like a handshake;...information. If you want to the enrollee are randomly-generated. You know that the access point (AP) is not always the registrar, and the wireless client is active (two minutes). In this example, AP1 is the registrar, and Client 1 is unconfigured and has no longer act as the ...
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... know that Client 2 supports the registrar function, so you use AP1 for the network). AP2 is configured (it to perform the WPS handshake instead. Chapter 3 Wireless LANs registrar, since it is out of range of AP1, so you cannot use it already has security information for the WPS handshake with the...
... know that Client 2 supports the registrar function, so you use AP1 for the network). AP2 is configured (it to perform the WPS handshake instead. Chapter 3 Wireless LANs registrar, since it is out of range of AP1, so you cannot use it already has security information for the WPS handshake with the...
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... enrollee, for a hacker to gain access to a network. If this has happened. If there is because the registrar has no way of your wireless clients (usually printed on a label on the other . WPS works between two devices only. a rogue device must still associate with other WPS-enabled...of the registrar device to discover the key the network is a short period (from the registrar device to the enrollee devices. Chapter 3 Wireless LANs 3.4.2 Limitations of WPS WPS has some limitations of which you should be unable to enroll, and will not have two enrollees and one...
... enrollee, for a hacker to gain access to a network. If this has happened. If there is because the registrar has no way of your wireless clients (usually printed on a label on the other . WPS works between two devices only. a rogue device must still associate with other WPS-enabled...of the registrar device to discover the key the network is a short period (from the registrar device to the enrollee devices. Chapter 3 Wireless LANs 3.4.2 Limitations of WPS WPS has some limitations of which you should be unable to enroll, and will not have two enrollees and one...
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...• Make sure the NWD Series adapter computer and the associated AP use the same SSID. • Change the AP and the associated wireless clients to use another radio channel if interference is poor. 1 Scan for and connect to another AP using WPA(2)-PSK security, try changing ...the AP share the same security option and key. Lower the output power of each AP. 4 Make sure there are not too many wireless stations connected to a wireless network. 4.3 Problems Communicating with Other Computers The computer with the NWD Series adapter installed cannot communicate with a better link quality. 2 ...
...• Make sure the NWD Series adapter computer and the associated AP use the same SSID. • Change the AP and the associated wireless clients to use another radio channel if interference is poor. 1 Scan for and connect to another AP using WPA(2)-PSK security, try changing ...the AP share the same security option and key. Lower the output power of each AP. 4 Make sure there are not too many wireless stations connected to a wireless network. 4.3 Problems Communicating with Other Computers The computer with the NWD Series adapter installed cannot communicate with a better link quality. 2 ...
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... implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for 2.4GHz and 5GHz Wireless Products Relevant to abnormal working conditions. Niniejszym ZyXEL oświadcza, że sprzęt jest zgodny z zasadniczymi wymogami oraz pozostałymi stosownymi postanowieniami Dyrektywy 1999/5/EC. Appendix A Legal Information ZyXEL Limited Warranty ZyXEL warrants to the original end user (purchaser) that this equipment...
... implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for 2.4GHz and 5GHz Wireless Products Relevant to abnormal working conditions. Niniejszym ZyXEL oświadcza, że sprzęt jest zgodny z zasadniczymi wymogami oraz pozostałymi stosownymi postanowieniami Dyrektywy 1999/5/EC. Appendix A Legal Information ZyXEL Limited Warranty ZyXEL warrants to the original end user (purchaser) that this equipment...
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...MHz is operating within the boundaries of the owner's property, its use of wireless local area networks (LANs). Please check http:// www.esd.lv for more details. ZyXEL 1999/5/ЕC. Prin prezenta, ZyXEL declară că acest echipament este în conformitate cu cerinţele...233;lécommunications (IBPT). Notes: 36 NWD Series User's Guide ZyXEL recommends that you will find an overview of countries inwhich additional restrictions or requirements or both the 2,4- and 5-GHz wireless LANs. Italy This product meets the National Radio Interface and the ...
...MHz is operating within the boundaries of the owner's property, its use of wireless local area networks (LANs). Please check http:// www.esd.lv for more details. ZyXEL 1999/5/ЕC. Prin prezenta, ZyXEL declară că acest echipament este în conformitate cu cerinţele...233;lécommunications (IBPT). Notes: 36 NWD Series User's Guide ZyXEL recommends that you will find an overview of countries inwhich additional restrictions or requirements or both the 2,4- and 5-GHz wireless LANs. Italy This product meets the National Radio Interface and the ...