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... trademark of others. Copyright 3 All rights reserved. ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide Copyright Copyright © 2006 by ZyXEL Communications Corporation. ZyXEL further reserves the right to change without the prior written permission of any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, photocopying, manual, or otherwise, without notice. Trademarks ZyNOS (ZyXEL Network Operating System) is subject to make changes...
... trademark of others. Copyright 3 All rights reserved. ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide Copyright Copyright © 2006 by ZyXEL Communications Corporation. ZyXEL further reserves the right to change without the prior written permission of any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, photocopying, manual, or otherwise, without notice. Trademarks ZyNOS (ZyXEL Network Operating System) is subject to make changes...
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..., firmware, updated documents, and other words". • The ZyXEL AG-120 802.11a/g Wireless CardBus Card may be referred to use one or more characters. ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide Preface Congratulations on your AG-120 for its various applications. Related Documentation • Supporting Disk Refer...configuration of your purchase of the ZyXEL AG-120 802.11a/g Wireless CardBus Card. Preface 21 Your AG-120 is designed to install and configure. About This User's Guide This manual is easy to guide you to The Technical Writing Team, ZyXEL Communications Corp., 6 Innovation Road...
..., firmware, updated documents, and other words". • The ZyXEL AG-120 802.11a/g Wireless CardBus Card may be referred to use one or more characters. ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide Preface Congratulations on your AG-120 for its various applications. Related Documentation • Supporting Disk Refer...configuration of your purchase of the ZyXEL AG-120 802.11a/g Wireless CardBus Card. Preface 21 Your AG-120 is designed to install and configure. About This User's Guide This manual is easy to guide you to The Technical Writing Team, ZyXEL Communications Corp., 6 Innovation Road...
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... access point is configured for more information. 2.1 Connecting to a Wireless LAN This example illustrates how to manually connect your wireless client to an access point (AP) which is labeled AP. ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide CHAPTER 2 Tutorial The following sections show you how to join a wireless network using the... Site Survey screen. 1 Open the ZyXEL utility and click the Site Survey tab to open the screen as ...
... access point is configured for more information. 2.1 Connecting to a Wireless LAN This example illustrates how to manually connect your wireless client to an access point (AP) which is labeled AP. ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide CHAPTER 2 Tutorial The following sections show you how to join a wireless network using the... Site Survey screen. 1 Open the ZyXEL utility and click the Site Survey tab to open the screen as ...
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... the same encryption method as shown. You can also configure your profile for WPA-PSK security. ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide This example illustrates how to set up to 32 printable ASCII characters). Select Infrastructure and either manually enter or select the AP's SSID in the AP. Click Add to connect (In this example...
... the same encryption method as shown. You can also configure your profile for WPA-PSK security. ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide This example illustrates how to set up to 32 printable ASCII characters). Select Infrastructure and either manually enter or select the AP's SSID in the AP. Click Add to connect (In this example...
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... time. 3.2.3.1.2 Authentication Type The IEEE 802.11a/b/g standard describes a simple authentication method between the AG-120 and the AP or other WLAN adapter(s). • Enter the WEP keys manually. For WLAN adapters without the passphrase feature, you to configure up to any one key is ...network before they can still take advantage of this . The passphrase is sent in your AG-120. • Automatic WEP key generation based on a "password phrase" called user authentication. ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide This type of security does not protect the information that is case sensitive....
... time. 3.2.3.1.2 Authentication Type The IEEE 802.11a/b/g standard describes a simple authentication method between the AG-120 and the AP or other WLAN adapter(s). • Enter the WEP keys manually. For WLAN adapters without the passphrase feature, you to configure up to any one key is ...network before they can still take advantage of this . The passphrase is sent in your AG-120. • Automatic WEP key generation based on a "password phrase" called user authentication. ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide This type of security does not protect the information that is case sensitive....
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...the P-334U, you can also choose to have OTIST generate a WPA-PSK key for you if you didn't configure one manually. 3.3.1 Enabling OTIST You must have an external RADIUS server or not. If you use the OTIST button, the default ... WPA-PSK depending on whether you had to configure the settings on the AP and then manually configure the exact same settings on both as the example AP. WEP is used to encrypt the settings...P-334U in this meant that support OTIST and are within transmission range. ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide If the AP or the wireless clients do not support WPA or WPA2.
...the P-334U, you can also choose to have OTIST generate a WPA-PSK key for you if you didn't configure one manually. 3.3.1 Enabling OTIST You must have an external RADIUS server or not. If you use the OTIST button, the default ... WPA-PSK depending on whether you had to configure the settings on the AP and then manually configure the exact same settings on both as the example AP. WEP is used to encrypt the settings...P-334U in this meant that support OTIST and are within transmission range. ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide If the AP or the wireless clients do not support WPA or WPA2.
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... a WEP key or a WPA-PSK key and you also selected this check box, then the key you manually configured is used. 3.3.1.2 Wireless Client Start the ZyXEL utility and click the Adapter tab. ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide In the web configurator, go to eight printable characters. To have OTIST enabled. 42 Chapter 3 Wireless LAN Network...
... a WEP key or a WPA-PSK key and you also selected this check box, then the key you manually configured is used. 3.3.1.2 Wireless Client Start the ZyXEL utility and click the Adapter tab. ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide In the web configurator, go to eight printable characters. To have OTIST enabled. 42 Chapter 3 Wireless LAN Network...
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.... 3.3.3 Notes on the AP after using OTIST, you need to run OTIST again or enter them manually in the wireless client, you see this screen each time you enabled OTIST in the wireless client(s). ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide See the user's guide for more than ten seconds, it will search for an OTIST...-enabled AP for the AP to transfer. Click OK to go back to the ZyXEL utility main screen. • If there is no timeout...
.... 3.3.3 Notes on the AP after using OTIST, you need to run OTIST again or enter them manually in the wireless client, you see this screen each time you enabled OTIST in the wireless client(s). ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide See the user's guide for more than ten seconds, it will search for an OTIST...-enabled AP for the AP to transfer. Click OK to go back to the ZyXEL utility main screen. • If there is no timeout...
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... the same on page 54. ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide Table 6 Station Mode: Security Setting: WEP (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Key x (where x is a Select this option if you want to Section 4.3.2 on all wireless devices in the range of "A-F", "a-f" and "0-9" (for example, 11AA22BB33) for HEX key type. Refer to manually enter the WEP keys. Enter...
... the same on page 54. ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide Table 6 Station Mode: Security Setting: WEP (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Key x (where x is a Select this option if you want to Section 4.3.2 on all wireless devices in the range of "A-F", "a-f" and "0-9" (for example, 11AA22BB33) for HEX key type. Refer to manually enter the WEP keys. Enter...
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...: To associate to any AP or roam between any infrastructure wireless networks. Otherwise, enter Any to have the AG-120 associate to an ad-hoc network, you must use the same channel as follows. Click Next to go back... that the wireless device is in infrastructure mode but the wireless security is deactivated. Select a channel number and click Next to step 3. ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide Table 12 Station Mode: Profile: Add a New Profile (continued) LABEL SSID Network Type Next Exit Scan Info , , ... the wireless security is in the table and click Select to add it to this field manually.
...: To associate to any AP or roam between any infrastructure wireless networks. Otherwise, enter Any to have the AG-120 associate to an ad-hoc network, you must use the same channel as follows. Click Next to go back... that the wireless device is in infrastructure mode but the wireless security is deactivated. Select a channel number and click Next to step 3. ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide Table 12 Station Mode: Profile: Add a New Profile (continued) LABEL SSID Network Type Next Exit Scan Info , , ... the wireless security is in the table and click Select to add it to this field manually.
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..., 00112233445566778899AABBCC) for HEX key type or Enter 13 ASCII characters (case sensitive) ranging from "a-z", "A-Z" and "0-9" (for example, MyKey) for the WEP keys must be reduced. ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide Table 17 Access Point Mode: Configuration (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Key x (where x is a Select this option if you want to discard the changes. 5.4 The... example, 11AA22BB33) for HEX key type or Enter 5 ASCII characters (case sensitive) ranging from "a-z", "A-Z" and "0-9" (for example, MyKey12345678) for ASCII key type. Click Cancel to manually enter the WEP keys.
..., 00112233445566778899AABBCC) for HEX key type or Enter 13 ASCII characters (case sensitive) ranging from "a-z", "A-Z" and "0-9" (for example, MyKey) for the WEP keys must be reduced. ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide Table 17 Access Point Mode: Configuration (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Key x (where x is a Select this option if you want to discard the changes. 5.4 The... example, 11AA22BB33) for HEX key type or Enter 5 ASCII characters (case sensitive) ranging from "a-z", "A-Z" and "0-9" (for example, MyKey12345678) for ASCII key type. Click Cancel to manually enter the WEP keys.
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Figure 69 Windows XP SP1: Wireless Networks: Preferred Networks 2 Whenever the AG-120 tries to connect to open the screen as shown. ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide Figure 68 Windows XP SP2: Wireless Networks: Preferred Networks Windows XP SP1: In the Wireless Network Connection Status screen, click Properties and the ... click Move up or Move down to change it's order, click Remove to delete it or click Properties to add a preferred network into the list manually. Click Add to view the security, authentication or connection information of the selected network.
Figure 69 Windows XP SP1: Wireless Networks: Preferred Networks 2 Whenever the AG-120 tries to connect to open the screen as shown. ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide Figure 68 Windows XP SP2: Wireless Networks: Preferred Networks Windows XP SP1: In the Wireless Network Connection Status screen, click Properties and the ... click Move up or Move down to change it's order, click Remove to delete it or click Properties to add a preferred network into the list manually. Click Add to view the security, authentication or connection information of the selected network.
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ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide Figure 71 WPA(2) with Dynamic WEP Key Enable without Dynamic WEP Key Disable Enable Disable Enable Disable 104 Appendix D Wireless Security MAC address ... you should configure for each Authentication Method/ key management protocol type. Table 33 Wireless Security Relational Matrix AUTHENTICATION METHOD/ KEY MANAGEMENT PROTOCOL ENCRYPTION METHOD ENTER MANUAL KEY Open None No Open Shared WPA WPA-PSK WPA2 WPA2-PSK WEP No Yes Yes WEP No Yes Yes TKIP/AES No TKIP/AES...
ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide Figure 71 WPA(2) with Dynamic WEP Key Enable without Dynamic WEP Key Disable Enable Disable Enable Disable 104 Appendix D Wireless Security MAC address ... you should configure for each Authentication Method/ key management protocol type. Table 33 Wireless Security Relational Matrix AUTHENTICATION METHOD/ KEY MANAGEMENT PROTOCOL ENCRYPTION METHOD ENTER MANUAL KEY Open None No Open Shared WPA WPA-PSK WPA2 WPA2-PSK WEP No Yes Yes WEP No Yes Yes TKIP/AES No TKIP/AES...
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To manually configure a default metric (the number of transmission hops), clear the Automatic metric check box and type a metric in Metric. • Click Add. • Repeat the ... 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. ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide • If you have a static IP address click Use the following if you want to configure additional IP addresses: • In the IP...
To manually configure a default metric (the number of transmission hops), clear the Automatic metric check box and type a metric in Metric. • Click Add. • Repeat the ... 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. ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide • If you have a static IP address click Use the following if you want to configure additional IP addresses: • In the IP...
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... click System Preferences to your configuration. 7 Restart your TCP/IP properties in the TCP/IP Control Panel window. ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide 4 For statically assigned settings, do the following: • From the Configure box, select Manually. • Type your IP address in the IP Address box. • Type your subnet mask in the...
... click System Preferences to your configuration. 7 Restart your TCP/IP properties in the TCP/IP Control Panel window. ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide 4 For statically assigned settings, do the following: • From the Configure box, select Manually. • Type your IP address in the IP Address box. • Type your subnet mask in the...
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Appendix E Setting up Your Computer's IP Address 115 Verifying Settings Check your TCP/IP properties in the Router address box if you have one. 5 Click Apply Now and close the window. 6 Restart your gateway in the Network window. Figure 84 Macintosh OS X: Network ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide 4 For statically assigned settings, do the following: • From the Configure box, select Manually. • Type your IP address in the IP Address box. • Type your subnet mask in the Subnet mask box. • Type the IP address of your computer (if prompted).
Appendix E Setting up Your Computer's IP Address 115 Verifying Settings Check your TCP/IP properties in the Router address box if you have one. 5 Click Apply Now and close the window. 6 Restart your gateway in the Network window. Figure 84 Macintosh OS X: Network ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide 4 For statically assigned settings, do the following: • From the Configure box, select Manually. • Type your IP address in the IP Address box. • Type your subnet mask in the Subnet mask box. • Type the IP address of your computer (if prompted).