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... make changes in any form or by any products described herein without notice. ZyXEL AG-320 User's Guide Copyright Copyright © 2006 by ZyXEL Communications Corporation. This publication is a registered trademark of ZyXEL Communications Corporation. Copyright 3 The contents of this publication are used for identification purposes...a retrieval system, translated into any language, or transmitted in any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, photocopying, manual, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of ZyXEL Communications, Inc. Published by...
... make changes in any form or by any products described herein without notice. ZyXEL AG-320 User's Guide Copyright Copyright © 2006 by ZyXEL Communications Corporation. This publication is a registered trademark of ZyXEL Communications Corporation. Copyright 3 The contents of this publication are used for identification purposes...a retrieval system, translated into any language, or transmitted in any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, photocopying, manual, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of ZyXEL Communications, Inc. Published by...
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... through the configuration of the ZyXEL AG-320 802.11a/g Wireless CardBus Card. Thank you . It contains hardware installation/connection information. • ZyXEL Web Site Please go to guide you to install and configure. Preface 21 About This User's Guide This manual is easy to use one or more characters. Your AG-320 is designed to http://www...
... through the configuration of the ZyXEL AG-320 802.11a/g Wireless CardBus Card. Thank you . It contains hardware installation/connection information. • ZyXEL Web Site Please go to guide you to install and configure. Preface 21 About This User's Guide This manual is easy to use one or more characters. Your AG-320 is designed to http://www...
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... 3.3 on page 32). See Section 2.3 on page 34 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. This chapter also includes a simple example of how to configure the... the steps below to connect to the access point, you how to join a wireless network using the ZyXEL utility, as an AP using the Site Survey screen. 1 Open the ZyXEL utility. ZyXEL AG-320 User's Guide CHAPTER 2 Tutorial The following diagrams. The wireless client is labeled C and the access point is...
... 3.3 on page 32). See Section 2.3 on page 34 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. This chapter also includes a simple example of how to configure the... the steps below to connect to the access point, you how to join a wireless network using the ZyXEL utility, as an AP using the Site Survey screen. 1 Open the ZyXEL utility. ZyXEL AG-320 User's Guide CHAPTER 2 Tutorial The following diagrams. The wireless client is labeled C and the access point is...
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...which you selected in the ready-only screen. ZyXEL AG-320 User's Guide 3 Give the profile a descriptive name (of up to the next screen. Figure 17 ZyXEL Utility: Profile Encryption 6 Verify the profile settings in the previous screen. Figure 18 ZyXEL Utility: Profile Confirm New Settings Chapter 2 Tutorial... 33 In this example, WPA-PSK). Click Save to save and go to 32 printable ASCII characters). Select Infrastructure and either manually enter or select the AP's SSID in ...
...which you selected in the ready-only screen. ZyXEL AG-320 User's Guide 3 Give the profile a descriptive name (of up to the next screen. Figure 17 ZyXEL Utility: Profile Encryption 6 Verify the profile settings in the previous screen. Figure 18 ZyXEL Utility: Profile Confirm New Settings Chapter 2 Tutorial... 33 In this example, WPA-PSK). Click Save to save and go to 32 printable ASCII characters). Select Infrastructure and either manually enter or select the AP's SSID in ...
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...adapters with any transmitted data that is case sensitive. There are ways for all data packets transmitted between the wireless stations and AP. ZyXEL AG-320 User's Guide This type of security does not protect the information that is like a secret code. However, every wireless client in the wireless..."password phrase" called user authentication. If you do not share a secret key. The wireless station and the AP or peer computer do not know the secret code, you to configure up to get the MAC address of the ZyXEL utility and entering them manually as the default key...
...adapters with any transmitted data that is case sensitive. There are ways for all data packets transmitted between the wireless stations and AP. ZyXEL AG-320 User's Guide This type of security does not protect the information that is like a secret code. However, every wireless client in the wireless..."password phrase" called user authentication. If you do not share a secret key. The wireless station and the AP or peer computer do not know the secret code, you to configure up to get the MAC address of the ZyXEL utility and entering them manually as the default key...
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... AP. Chapter 3 Wireless LAN Network 41 Screens may vary slightly for you if you didn't configure one manually. 3.3.1 Enabling OTIST You must have OTIST generate a WPA-PSK key for your AP's SSID and WEP ... security settings to wireless clients that you want to configure the settings on the AP and then manually configure the exact same settings on each wireless client. Hold in this meant that you start transferring... the settings that support OTIST and are within transmission range. ZyXEL AG-320 User's Guide If the AP or the wireless clients do not support WPA or WPA2.
... AP. Chapter 3 Wireless LAN Network 41 Screens may vary slightly for you if you didn't configure one manually. 3.3.1 Enabling OTIST You must have OTIST generate a WPA-PSK key for your AP's SSID and WEP ... security settings to wireless clients that you want to configure the settings on the AP and then manually configure the exact same settings on each wireless client. Hold in this meant that you start transferring... the settings that support OTIST and are within transmission range. ZyXEL AG-320 User's Guide If the AP or the wireless clients do not support WPA or WPA2.
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ZyXEL AG-320 User's Guide In the web configurator, go to transfer. You can start OTIST in the ... screen and in the wireless client(s) Adapter screen all be within three minutes (at the time of writing). If you manually configured a WEP key or a WPA-PSK key and you also selected this check box, then the key you the... closes when the transfer is used. 3.3.1.2 Wireless Client Start the ZyXEL utility and click the Adapter tab. To have OTIST enabled. 1 In the AP, a web configurator screen pops up showing you manually configured is complete. 42 Chapter 3 Wireless LAN Network To change...
ZyXEL AG-320 User's Guide In the web configurator, go to transfer. You can start OTIST in the ... screen and in the wireless client(s) Adapter screen all be within three minutes (at the time of writing). If you manually configured a WEP key or a WPA-PSK key and you also selected this check box, then the key you the... closes when the transfer is used. 3.3.1.2 Wireless Client Start the ZyXEL utility and click the Adapter tab. To have OTIST enabled. 1 In the AP, a web configurator screen pops up showing you manually configured is complete. 42 Chapter 3 Wireless LAN Network To change...
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ZyXEL AG-320 User's Guide • In the wireless client, you run OTIST. click Cancel in the OTIST progress screen to stop the...still click Start in the AP OTIST web configurator screen or hold in the OTIST button (for one minute. (If you manually have the wireless client search for an OTIST-enabled AP, there is more than ten seconds, it will search for an OTIST...-enabled AP for up to run OTIST again or enter them manually in the wireless client, you see this screen each time you see this screen if it to search for an OTIST-enabled...
ZyXEL AG-320 User's Guide • In the wireless client, you run OTIST. click Cancel in the OTIST progress screen to stop the...still click Start in the AP OTIST web configurator screen or hold in the OTIST button (for one minute. (If you manually have the wireless client search for an OTIST-enabled AP, there is more than ten seconds, it will search for an OTIST...-enabled AP for up to run OTIST again or enter them manually in the wireless client, you see this screen each time you see this screen if it to search for an OTIST-enabled...
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... without saving. 50 Chapter 4 Wireless Station Mode Configuration If you cannot use for HEX key type. ZyXEL AG-320 User's Guide Table 8 Station Mode: Security Setting: WEP (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Pass Phrase Enter a passphrase...field, Enter either 26 hexadecimal digits in the key field below . If you enter the passphrase, the AG-320 automatically generates four different WEP keys and displays it in the range of "A-F", "a-f" and "0-9" (for ... If you want to Section 3.2.3.1.1 on page 53. Refer to manually enter the WEP keys. ASCII WEP keys are case sensitive.
... without saving. 50 Chapter 4 Wireless Station Mode Configuration If you cannot use for HEX key type. ZyXEL AG-320 User's Guide Table 8 Station Mode: Security Setting: WEP (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Pass Phrase Enter a passphrase...field, Enter either 26 hexadecimal digits in the key field below . If you enter the passphrase, the AG-320 automatically generates four different WEP keys and displays it in the range of "A-F", "a-f" and "0-9" (for ... If you want to Section 3.2.3.1.1 on page 53. Refer to manually enter the WEP keys. ASCII WEP keys are case sensitive.
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...Select, or enter the SSID of the wireless device to which you want to add a new profile. • Click Add in this field manually. Click Next to the next screen. Table 14 Station Mode: Profile: Add a New Profile LABEL Add New Profile Profile Name SSID Network ... networks. An Add New Profile screen displays as shown next. Otherwise, enter Any to have the AG-320 associate to the previous screen without saving. Click Exit to go to continue. ZyXEL AG-320 User's Guide Table 13 Station Mode: Profile (continued) LABEL Security Transfer Rate DESCRIPTION This field shows whether...
...Select, or enter the SSID of the wireless device to which you want to add a new profile. • Click Add in this field manually. Click Next to the next screen. Table 14 Station Mode: Profile: Add a New Profile LABEL Add New Profile Profile Name SSID Network ... networks. An Add New Profile screen displays as shown next. Otherwise, enter Any to have the AG-320 associate to the previous screen without saving. Click Exit to go to continue. ZyXEL AG-320 User's Guide Table 13 Station Mode: Profile (continued) LABEL Security Transfer Rate DESCRIPTION This field shows whether...
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...63 case-sensitive printable characters. Choices are case sensitive. 66 Chapter 5 Access Point Mode Configuration Select High to set the AG-320's antenna to manually enter the WEP keys. Transmit Key Select a default WEP key to transmit at 11-dBm. Enter either 10 hexadecimal ... of the signal for notebook computers). Select Medium-Low to set the AG-320's antenna to activate WEP encryption and then fill in the field provided. Refer to transmit at 15-dBm. ZyXEL AG-320 User's Guide Table 19 Access Point Mode: Configuration (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Output...
...63 case-sensitive printable characters. Choices are case sensitive. 66 Chapter 5 Access Point Mode Configuration Select High to set the AG-320's antenna to manually enter the WEP keys. Transmit Key Select a default WEP key to transmit at 11-dBm. Enter either 10 hexadecimal ... of the signal for notebook computers). Select Medium-Low to set the AG-320's antenna to activate WEP encryption and then fill in the field provided. Refer to transmit at 15-dBm. ZyXEL AG-320 User's Guide Table 19 Access Point Mode: Configuration (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Output...
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Figure 71 Windows XP SP1: Wireless Networks: Preferred Networks 2 Whenever the AG-320 tries to connect to open the screen as shown. ZyXEL AG-320 User's Guide Figure 70 Windows XP SP2: Wireless Networks: Preferred Networks Windows XP SP1: In the Wireless Network Connection Status screen, click Properties and the Wireless ... click Move up or Move down to change its order, click Remove to delete it or click Properties to add a preferred network into the list manually.
Figure 71 Windows XP SP1: Wireless Networks: Preferred Networks 2 Whenever the AG-320 tries to connect to open the screen as shown. ZyXEL AG-320 User's Guide Figure 70 Windows XP SP2: Wireless Networks: Preferred Networks Windows XP SP1: In the Wireless Network Connection Status screen, click Properties and the Wireless ... click Move up or Move down to change its order, click Remove to delete it or click Properties to add a preferred network into the list manually.
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Table 35 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 ...Disable Enable Disable 98 Appendix D MAC address filters are not dependent on how you should configure for each Authentication Method/ key management protocol type. ZyXEL AG-320 User's Guide Figure 73 WPA(2) with Dynamic WEP Key Enable without Dynamic WEP Key Disable Enable with RADIUS Application Example Security Parameters Summary Refer to this...
Table 35 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 ...Disable Enable Disable 98 Appendix D MAC address filters are not dependent on how you should configure for each Authentication Method/ key management protocol type. ZyXEL AG-320 User's Guide Figure 73 WPA(2) with Dynamic WEP Key Enable without Dynamic WEP Key Disable Enable with RADIUS Application Example Security Parameters Summary Refer to this...
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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 ... click OK. Do one or more of the following IP Address and fill in the IP address, Subnet mask, and Default gateway fields. Click Advanced. ZyXEL AG-320 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 Settings...
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 ... click OK. Do one or more of the following IP Address and fill in the IP address, Subnet mask, and Default gateway fields. Click Advanced. ZyXEL AG-320 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 Settings...
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.... Figure 85 Macintosh OS X: Apple Menu 2 Click Network in the icon bar. • Select Automatic from the Configure list. 108 Appendix E ZyXEL AG-320 User's Guide • 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...
.... Figure 85 Macintosh OS X: Apple Menu 2 Click Network in the icon bar. • Select Automatic from the Configure list. 108 Appendix E ZyXEL AG-320 User's Guide • 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...
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Appendix E 109 Figure 86 Macintosh OS X: Network ZyXEL AG-320 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). 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.
Appendix E 109 Figure 86 Macintosh OS X: Network ZyXEL AG-320 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). 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.
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... chart 47 troubleshooting 71 Index ZyXEL AG-320 User's Guide AP connection 71 link status 72 network communication 72 starting the ZyXEL utility 71 U uninstalling the ZyXEL utility 69 upgrading the ZyXEL Utility 70 upgrading the ZyXEL utility important step 70 user authentication 39, 96 type 39 V voltage 73 W weight 73 WEP 39, 49, 66 manual setup 39, 50, 66...
... chart 47 troubleshooting 71 Index ZyXEL AG-320 User's Guide AP connection 71 link status 72 network communication 72 starting the ZyXEL utility 71 U uninstalling the ZyXEL utility 69 upgrading the ZyXEL Utility 70 upgrading the ZyXEL utility important step 70 user authentication 39, 96 type 39 V voltage 73 W weight 73 WEP 39, 49, 66 manual setup 39, 50, 66...