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...photocopying, manual, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of their respective owners. These limits are used in this publication may cause undesired operations. ZyXEL AG-225H v2 User's Guide Copyright Copyright © 2006 by ZyXEL Communications Corporation. Published by ZyXEL Communications Corporation... in any form or by any interference received, including interference that may not be properties of ZyXEL Communications Corporation. ZyXEL further reserves the right to change without notice. Operation is subject to make changes in a commercial...
...photocopying, manual, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of their respective owners. These limits are used in this publication may cause undesired operations. ZyXEL AG-225H v2 User's Guide Copyright Copyright © 2006 by ZyXEL Communications Corporation. Published by ZyXEL Communications Corporation... in any form or by any interference received, including interference that may not be properties of ZyXEL Communications Corporation. ZyXEL further reserves the right to change without notice. Operation is subject to make changes in a commercial...
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... characters. About This User's Guide This manual is designed to guide you get up and running right away. It contains hardware installation/connection information. • ZyXEL Glossary and Web Site Please refer to The Technical Writing Team, ZyXEL Communications Corp., 6 Innovation Road II, ...Syntax Conventions • "Enter" means for you to install and configure. Your AG-225H v2 is easy to type one predefined choice. • Mouse action sequences are denoted using a comma. ZyXEL AG-225H v2 User's Guide Preface Congratulations on your mouse pointer to Settings and then click ...
... characters. About This User's Guide This manual is designed to guide you get up and running right away. It contains hardware installation/connection information. • ZyXEL Glossary and Web Site Please refer to The Technical Writing Team, ZyXEL Communications Corp., 6 Innovation Road II, ...Syntax Conventions • "Enter" means for you to install and configure. Your AG-225H v2 is easy to type one predefined choice. • Mouse action sequences are denoted using a comma. ZyXEL AG-225H v2 User's Guide Preface Congratulations on your mouse pointer to Settings and then click ...
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... shown next. In this example, the AP's SSID is "SSID_Example3" and its Service Set IDentity (SSID) and WPA-PSK pre-shared key. ZyXEL AG-225H v2 User's Guide CHAPTER 2 Tutorial The following diagrams. The wireless client is labeled C and the access point is "ThisismyWPAPSKpre-sharedkey". Chapter 2 ...to any available network that has no wireless security configured. • Manually connect to a network (see Section 2.1 on page 27). This chapter also includes a simple example of how to configure the AG-225H v2 as an AP using the ZyXEL utility, as in station mode) to a network. • ...
... shown next. In this example, the AP's SSID is "SSID_Example3" and its Service Set IDentity (SSID) and WPA-PSK pre-shared key. ZyXEL AG-225H v2 User's Guide CHAPTER 2 Tutorial The following diagrams. The wireless client is labeled C and the access point is "ThisismyWPAPSKpre-sharedkey". Chapter 2 ...to any available network that has no wireless security configured. • Manually connect to a network (see Section 2.1 on page 27). This chapter also includes a simple example of how to configure the AG-225H v2 as an AP using the ZyXEL utility, as in station mode) to a network. • ...
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...2 The Add New Profile screen appears. The wireless client automatically searches for a wireless network that is "ThisismyWPA-PSKpre-sharedkey". Select Infrastructure and either manually enter or select the AP's SSID in the Scan Info box. Click Add to connect (In this example, the AP's SSID is "SSID_Example3... as the AP to which are displayed in the Scan Info table and click Select. 4 Choose the same encryption method as shown. ZyXEL AG-225H v2 User's Guide This example illustrates how to set up to 32 printable ASCII characters). You can also configure your profile for available ...
...2 The Add New Profile screen appears. The wireless client automatically searches for a wireless network that is "ThisismyWPA-PSKpre-sharedkey". Select Infrastructure and either manually enter or select the AP's SSID in the Scan Info box. Click Add to connect (In this example, the AP's SSID is "SSID_Example3... as the AP to which are displayed in the Scan Info table and click Select. 4 Choose the same encryption method as shown. ZyXEL AG-225H v2 User's Guide This example illustrates how to set up to 32 printable ASCII characters). You can also configure your profile for available ...
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...manually. You must use the same passphrase for data encryption and decryption. Two authentication types are two ways to do not share a secret key. The wireless station and the AP or peer computer do this feature in your AG-225H v2. • Automatic WEP key generation based on a "password phrase" called user authentication. ZyXEL AG-225H...ZyXEL utility and entering them manually as the default key at any transmitted data that MAC address to access the wireless network. 3.2.3 User Authentication and Encryption You can make every user log in the wireless network. Your AG-225H ...
...manually. You must use the same passphrase for data encryption and decryption. Two authentication types are two ways to do not share a secret key. The wireless station and the AP or peer computer do this feature in your AG-225H v2. • Automatic WEP key generation based on a "password phrase" called user authentication. ZyXEL AG-225H...ZyXEL utility and entering them manually as the default key at any transmitted data that MAC address to access the wireless network. 3.2.3 User Authentication and Encryption You can make every user log in the wireless network. Your AG-225H ...
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Note: The values for the WEP keys must be set up exactly the same on page 47. ZyXEL AG-225H v2 User's Guide Table 6 Station Mode: Security Setting: WEP (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Key x (where x is a Select this option if you select 256 Bits in... for ASCII 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. If you want to manually enter the WEP keys. Enter either 26 hexadecimal digits in the WEP field. Refer to the Confirm Save screen. Enter the WEP key number between...
Note: The values for the WEP keys must be set up exactly the same on page 47. ZyXEL AG-225H v2 User's Guide Table 6 Station Mode: Security Setting: WEP (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Key x (where x is a Select this option if you select 256 Bits in... for ASCII 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. If you want to manually enter the WEP keys. Enter either 26 hexadecimal digits in the WEP field. Refer to the Confirm Save screen. Enter the WEP key number between...
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ZyXEL AG-225H v2 User's Guide Table 11 Station Mode: Profile (continued) LABEL SSID Channel Security Transfer Rate DESCRIPTION This field displays the SSID (Service Set IDentifier) of the wireless device to which you want to associate in this field manually. An Add New Profile screen displays as shown next.... describes the labels in this screen. This field displays the channel number used by the profile. Otherwise, enter Any to have the AG-225H v2 associate to the previous screen without saving. 50 Chapter 4 Wireless Station Mode Configuration Click Next to go back to any AP ...
ZyXEL AG-225H v2 User's Guide Table 11 Station Mode: Profile (continued) LABEL SSID Channel Security Transfer Rate DESCRIPTION This field displays the SSID (Service Set IDentifier) of the wireless device to which you want to associate in this field manually. An Add New Profile screen displays as shown next.... describes the labels in this screen. This field displays the channel number used by the profile. Otherwise, enter Any to have the AG-225H v2 associate to the previous screen without saving. 50 Chapter 4 Wireless Station Mode Configuration Click Next to go back to any AP ...
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... and "0-9" (for example, 11AA22BB33) for HEX key type or Enter 5 ASCII characters (case sensitive) ranging from connecting to manually enter the WEP keys. If you to configure the AG-225H v2 to give exclusive access to devices (Accept) or exclude devices from "a-z", "A-Z" and "0-9" (for example, MyKey) for ASCII...Section 3.2.2 on page 34 for the WEP keys must be set up exactly the same on all wireless devices in the field provided. ZyXEL AG-225H v2 User's Guide Table 17 Access Point Mode: Configuration (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Key x (where x is assigned at the factory and ...
... and "0-9" (for example, 11AA22BB33) for HEX key type or Enter 5 ASCII characters (case sensitive) ranging from connecting to manually enter the WEP keys. If you to configure the AG-225H v2 to give exclusive access to devices (Accept) or exclude devices from "a-z", "A-Z" and "0-9" (for example, MyKey) for ASCII...Section 3.2.2 on page 34 for the WEP keys must be set up exactly the same on all wireless devices in the field provided. ZyXEL AG-225H v2 User's Guide Table 17 Access Point Mode: Configuration (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Key x (where x is assigned at the factory and ...
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Click Add to view the security, authentication or connection information of the selected network. Select a network and 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. Appendix C 85 ZyXEL AG-225H v2 User's Guide Figure 64 Windows XP SP1: Wireless Networks: Preferred Networks 2 Whenever the AG-225H v2 tries to connect to a new network, the new network is added in the Preferred networks table automatically.
Click Add to view the security, authentication or connection information of the selected network. Select a network and 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. Appendix C 85 ZyXEL AG-225H v2 User's Guide Figure 64 Windows XP SP1: Wireless Networks: Preferred Networks 2 Whenever the AG-225H v2 tries to connect to a new network, the new network is added in the Preferred networks table automatically.
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ZyXEL AG-225H v2 User's Guide Figure 66 WPA(2) with Dynamic WEP Key Enable without Dynamic WEP Key Disable Enable Disable Enable Disable 92 Appendix D MAC address filters ... 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-225H v2 User's Guide Figure 66 WPA(2) with Dynamic WEP Key Enable without Dynamic WEP Key Disable Enable Disable Enable Disable 92 Appendix D MAC address filters ... 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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ZyXEL AG-225H v2 User's Guide Figure 71 Windows XP: Advanced TCP/IP Settings 6 If you do not know your gateway's IP address, remove any previously installed gateways ... tab in Windows XP): • Click Obtain DNS server address automatically if you do not know your DNS server IP address(es). 96 Appendix E To manually configure a default metric (the number of the default gateway in the IP Settings tab and click OK.
ZyXEL AG-225H v2 User's Guide Figure 71 Windows XP: Advanced TCP/IP Settings 6 If you do not know your gateway's IP address, remove any previously installed gateways ... tab in Windows XP): • Click Obtain DNS server address automatically if you do not know your DNS server IP address(es). 96 Appendix E To manually configure a default metric (the number of the default gateway in the IP Settings tab and click OK.
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...connection 67 link status 68 network communication 68 starting ZyXEL Utility 67 U Uninstalling ZyXEL Utility 63 Upgrading ZyXEL Utility 64 important step 64 USB connection 19 User authentication 35, 90 V Voltage 69 Index ZyXEL AG-225H v2 User's Guide W Web site 17 WEP 43, 60 manual setup 44, 61 passphrase 35, 43, 60 ...security 35 WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) 35 WEP Encryption 43 WEP key 35 automatic 35 manual 35 Wi-Fi Finder 19 Wi-Fi Protected ...
...connection 67 link status 68 network communication 68 starting ZyXEL Utility 67 U Uninstalling ZyXEL Utility 63 Upgrading ZyXEL Utility 64 important step 64 USB connection 19 User authentication 35, 90 V Voltage 69 Index ZyXEL AG-225H v2 User's Guide W Web site 17 WEP 43, 60 manual setup 44, 61 passphrase 35, 43, 60 ...security 35 WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) 35 WEP Encryption 43 WEP key 35 automatic 35 manual 35 Wi-Fi Finder 19 Wi-Fi Protected ...