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..., chemical, photocopying, manual, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of ZyXEL Communications, Inc. Other trademarks mentioned in this publication may be reproduced in any...any products, or software described herein. Copyright 3 This publication is a registered trademark of ZyXEL Communications Corporation. The contents of this publication are used for identification purposes only and may ... the patent rights of any products described herein without notice. Trademarks ZyNOS (ZyXEL Network Operating System) is subject to make changes in any form or by...
..., chemical, photocopying, manual, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of ZyXEL Communications, Inc. Other trademarks mentioned in this publication may be reproduced in any...any products, or software described herein. Copyright 3 This publication is a registered trademark of ZyXEL Communications Corporation. The contents of this publication are used for identification purposes only and may ... the patent rights of any products described herein without notice. Trademarks ZyNOS (ZyXEL Network Operating System) is subject to make changes in any form or by...
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.... If this page. 4 Certifications This Class B digital apparatus complies with the limits for help. Viewing Certifications 1 Go to http://www.zyxel.com. 2 Select your product from the drop-down list box on a circuit different from this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio/television...accordance with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. This equipment has been tested and found to radio communications. M-302 User's Guide Certifications Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Interference Statement This device complies with the instructions, may cause undesired operations.
.... If this page. 4 Certifications This Class B digital apparatus complies with the limits for help. Viewing Certifications 1 Go to http://www.zyxel.com. 2 Select your product from the drop-down list box on a circuit different from this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio/television...accordance with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. This equipment has been tested and found to radio communications. M-302 User's Guide Certifications Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Interference Statement This device complies with the instructions, may cause undesired operations.
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...purchaser. All repaired or replaced products will be shipped by an act of ZyXEL. ZyXEL Limited Warranty 7 M-302 User's Guide ZyXEL Limited Warranty ZyXEL warrants to the original end user (purchaser) that this warranty, contact ZyXEL's Service Center for your Return Material Authorization number (RMA). To obtain ...purchase, should the product have other warranties, express or implied, including any kind of purchase or those with , damaged by ZyXEL to proper operating condition. Any returned products without charge for either parts or labor, and to whatever extent it shall deem ...
...purchaser. All repaired or replaced products will be shipped by an act of ZyXEL. ZyXEL Limited Warranty 7 M-302 User's Guide ZyXEL Limited Warranty ZyXEL warrants to the original end user (purchaser) that this warranty, contact ZyXEL's Service Center for your Return Material Authorization number (RMA). To obtain ...purchase, should the product have other warranties, express or implied, including any kind of purchase or those with , damaged by ZyXEL to proper operating condition. Any returned products without charge for either parts or labor, and to whatever extent it shall deem ...
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...-80 +47-22-80-61-81 WEB SITE FTP SITE REGULAR MAIL www.zyxel.com www.europe.zyxel.com ftp.zyxel.com ftp.europe.zyxel.com ZyXEL Communications Corp. 6 Innovation Road II Science Park Hsinchu 300 Taiwan www.zyxel.cz ZyXEL Communications Czech s.r.o. Miller St. M-302 User's Guide Customer Support Please have the following information ready when you...
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... ...13 List of Tables ...15 Preface ...17 Chapter 1 Getting Started ...19 1.1 About Your M-302 19 1.1.1 Application Overview 20 1.1.1.1 Infrastructure 20 1.1.1.2 Ad-Hoc 21 1.2 M-302 Hardware and Utility Installation 22 1.3 ZyXEL Utility Icon 22 1.4 Configuration Methods 22 1.5 Enabling WZC ...23 1.5.1 Accessing the ZyXEL Utility 23 Chapter 2 Tutorial ...25 2.1 Connecting to a Wireless LAN 25 2.2 Creating and...
... ...13 List of Tables ...15 Preface ...17 Chapter 1 Getting Started ...19 1.1 About Your M-302 19 1.1.1 Application Overview 20 1.1.1.1 Infrastructure 20 1.1.1.2 Ad-Hoc 21 1.2 M-302 Hardware and Utility Installation 22 1.3 ZyXEL Utility Icon 22 1.4 Configuration Methods 22 1.5 Enabling WZC ...23 1.5.1 Accessing the ZyXEL Utility 23 Chapter 2 Tutorial ...25 2.1 Connecting to a Wireless LAN 25 2.2 Creating and...
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M-302 User's Guide 3.2.1.2 IEEE 802.1x 33 3.2.1.3 WPA 33 Chapter 4 ZyXEL Utility Configuration 35 4.1 ZyXEL Utility Screen 35 4.2 The Link Info Screen 35 4.2.1 Trend Chart 37 4.3 The Site Survey Screen 37 4.3.1 Security Settings 39 4.3.1.1...Profile 45 4.5 The Adapter Screen 49 Chapter 5 Maintenance ...53 5.1 The About Screen 53 5.2 Uninstalling the ZyXEL Utility 53 5.3 Upgrading the ZyXEL Utility 54 Chapter 6 Troubleshooting 55 6.1 Problems Starting the ZyXEL Utility 55 6.2 Problem with the Link Quality 55 6.3 Problems Communicating With Other Computers 56 Appendix A Product ...
M-302 User's Guide 3.2.1.2 IEEE 802.1x 33 3.2.1.3 WPA 33 Chapter 4 ZyXEL Utility Configuration 35 4.1 ZyXEL Utility Screen 35 4.2 The Link Info Screen 35 4.2.1 Trend Chart 37 4.3 The Site Survey Screen 37 4.3.1 Security Settings 39 4.3.1.1...Profile 45 4.5 The Adapter Screen 49 Chapter 5 Maintenance ...53 5.1 The About Screen 53 5.2 Uninstalling the ZyXEL Utility 53 5.3 Upgrading the ZyXEL Utility 54 Chapter 6 Troubleshooting 55 6.1 Problems Starting the ZyXEL Utility 55 6.2 Problem with the Link Quality 55 6.3 Problems Communicating With Other Computers 56 Appendix A Product ...
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... of Figures Figure 1 The M-302 19 Figure 2 Application: Infrastructure 21 Figure 3 Application: Ad-Hoc 21 Figure 4 ZyXEL utility: System Tray Icon 22 Figure 5 Enable WZC 23 Figure 6 Enable ZyXEL Utility 23 Figure 7 ZyXEL Utility: Site Survey 26 Figure 8 ZyXEL Utility: Security Settings 26 Figure 9 ZyXEL Utility: Confirm Save 27 Figure 10 ZyXEL Utility: Link Info 27 Figure...
... of Figures Figure 1 The M-302 19 Figure 2 Application: Infrastructure 21 Figure 3 Application: Ad-Hoc 21 Figure 4 ZyXEL utility: System Tray Icon 22 Figure 5 Enable WZC 23 Figure 6 Enable ZyXEL Utility 23 Figure 7 ZyXEL Utility: Site Survey 26 Figure 8 ZyXEL Utility: Security Settings 26 Figure 9 ZyXEL Utility: Confirm Save 27 Figure 10 ZyXEL Utility: Link Info 27 Figure...
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M-302 User's Guide List of Tables Table 1 External View 20 Table 2 Light Description 20 Table 3 ZyXEL Utility: System Tray Icon 22 Table 4 ZyXEL Utility: Menu Screen 35 Table 5 Link Info ...36 Table 6 Link Info: Trend Chart 37 Table 7 Site Survey 38 Table 8 Security Settings: WEP...15 Profile: Wireless Setting: Select a Channel 47 Table 16 Adapter Screen 50 Table 17 About Screen 53 Table 18 Troubleshooting Starting the ZyXEL Utility 55 Table 19 Troubleshooting Link Quality 55 Table 20 Troubleshooting Communication Problems 56 Table 21 Product Specifications 57 Table 22 Windows XP SP2...
M-302 User's Guide List of Tables Table 1 External View 20 Table 2 Light Description 20 Table 3 ZyXEL Utility: System Tray Icon 22 Table 4 ZyXEL Utility: Menu Screen 35 Table 5 Link Info ...36 Table 6 Link Info: Trend Chart 37 Table 7 Site Survey 38 Table 8 Security Settings: WEP...15 Profile: Wireless Setting: Select a Channel 47 Table 16 Adapter Screen 50 Table 17 About Screen 53 Table 18 Troubleshooting Starting the ZyXEL Utility 55 Table 19 Troubleshooting Link Quality 55 Table 20 Troubleshooting Communication Problems 56 Table 21 Product Specifications 57 Table 22 Windows XP SP2...
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... for support documents. • Quick Start Guide The Quick Start Guide is easy to guide you . User Guide Feedback Help us help you . Your M-302 is designed to The Technical Writing Team, ZyXEL Communications Corp., 6 Innovation Road II, Science-Based Industrial Park, Hsinchu, 300, Taiwan. It contains hardware installation/connection information. •...
... for support documents. • Quick Start Guide The Quick Start Guide is easy to guide you . User Guide Feedback Help us help you . Your M-302 is designed to The Technical Writing Team, ZyXEL Communications Corp., 6 Innovation Road II, Science-Based Industrial Park, Hsinchu, 300, Taiwan. It contains hardware installation/connection information. •...
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... can either set the network type to Infrastructure and connect to an access point (AP) or use the ZyXEL utility. Figure 1 The M-302 Chapter 1 Getting Started 19 The ZyXEL utility is an IEEE 802.11b/g compliant wireless Local Area Network (LAN) adapter. The following lists the main features of up to 108Mbps (with...
... can either set the network type to Infrastructure and connect to an access point (AP) or use the ZyXEL utility. Figure 1 The M-302 Chapter 1 Getting Started 19 The ZyXEL utility is an IEEE 802.11b/g compliant wireless Local Area Network (LAN) adapter. The following lists the main features of up to 108Mbps (with...
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... the Windows XP wireless configuration tool. Figure 4 ZyXEL utility: System Tray Icon Note: The ZyXEL utility system tray icon displays only when the M-302 is searching for details. When you how to configure the M-302 using the ZyXEL utility) • Odyssey Client Manager (not supplied...time you install and start the ZyXEL utility, an icon for more information. Table 3 ZyXEL Utility: System Tray Icon COLOR Red Green DESCRIPTION The M-302 is not connected to a wireless network or is installed properly. M-302 User's Guide 1.2 M-302 Hardware and Utility Installation Follow the...
... the Windows XP wireless configuration tool. Figure 4 ZyXEL utility: System Tray Icon Note: The ZyXEL utility system tray icon displays only when the M-302 is searching for details. When you how to configure the M-302 using the ZyXEL utility) • Odyssey Client Manager (not supplied...time you install and start the ZyXEL utility, an icon for more information. Table 3 ZyXEL Utility: System Tray Icon COLOR Red Green DESCRIPTION The M-302 is not connected to a wireless network or is installed properly. M-302 User's Guide 1.2 M-302 Hardware and Utility Installation Follow the...
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...the top right corner) to use the ZyXEL utility, it automatically disables WZC. Note: Click the icon (located in all Microsoft Windows versions. If you want to use WZC to configure the M-302, you use WZC to manage the M-302. 1.5.1 Accessing the ZyXEL Utility Double-click on how to display ...the online help window. Figure 6 Enable ZyXEL Utility Refer to the appendices on the ZyXEL Wireless LAN utility icon in this User's Guide. The...
...the top right corner) to use the ZyXEL utility, it automatically disables WZC. Note: Click the icon (located in all Microsoft Windows versions. If you want to use WZC to configure the M-302, you use WZC to manage the M-302. 1.5.1 Accessing the ZyXEL Utility Double-click on how to display ...the online help window. Figure 6 Enable ZyXEL Utility Refer to the appendices on the ZyXEL Wireless LAN utility icon in this User's Guide. The...
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...302 User's Guide CHAPTER 2 Tutorial The following diagram. Chapter 2 Tutorial 25 This tutorial shows you how to join a wireless network using the Site Survey screen. 1 Open the ZyXEL utility and click the Site Survey tab to a specific network or peer computer. Before you connect to the access point, you install the ZyXEL... utility and then insert the wireless client, follow the steps below to connect to a network using the ZyXEL utility, as in the following sections show you how to manually connect to a...
...302 User's Guide CHAPTER 2 Tutorial The following diagram. Chapter 2 Tutorial 25 This tutorial shows you how to join a wireless network using the Site Survey screen. 1 Open the ZyXEL utility and click the Site Survey tab to a specific network or peer computer. Before you connect to the access point, you install the ZyXEL... utility and then insert the wireless client, follow the steps below to connect to a network using the ZyXEL utility, as in the following sections show you how to manually connect to a...
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M-302 User's Guide Figure 7 ZyXEL Utility: Site Survey 2 The wireless client automatically searches for available wireless networks. You can use the Back button at the default setting. Figure 8 ZyXEL Utility: Security Settings 4 The Confirm Save window appears. Make sure the AP or peer computer is no entry displays in the Available Network List, that...
M-302 User's Guide Figure 7 ZyXEL Utility: Site Survey 2 The wireless client automatically searches for available wireless networks. You can use the Back button at the default setting. Figure 8 ZyXEL Utility: Security Settings 4 The Confirm Save window appears. Make sure the AP or peer computer is no entry displays in the Available Network List, that...
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... A profile lets your wireless connection is successfully configured. Figure 10 ZyXEL Utility: Link Info 6 Open your settings. If the wireless client is "ThisismyWPA-PSKpre-sharedkey". Figure 9 ZyXEL Utility: Confirm Save M-302 User's Guide 5 The ZyXEL Utility returns to the Link Info screen while it connects to the... wireless network using your Internet browser and enter http://www.zyxel.com or the URL of any other Web...
... A profile lets your wireless connection is successfully configured. Figure 10 ZyXEL Utility: Link Info 6 Open your settings. If the wireless client is "ThisismyWPA-PSKpre-sharedkey". Figure 9 ZyXEL Utility: Confirm Save M-302 User's Guide 5 The ZyXEL Utility returns to the Link Info screen while it connects to the... wireless network using your Internet browser and enter http://www.zyxel.com or the URL of any other Web...
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...which you want to open the screen shown next. Select the Infrastructure button and either manually enter or select the AP's SSID in the list. M-302 User's Guide 1 Open the ZyXEL utility and click the Profile tab to connect (In this example, WPA-PSK). Figure 11... ZyXEL Utility: Profile 2 The Add New Profile screen appears. Figure 13 ZyXEL Utility: Profile Security 28 Chapter 2 Tutorial Figure 12 ZyXEL Utility: Add New Profile 3 Give the profile a descriptive name (of up to configure a new profile. The ...
...which you want to open the screen shown next. Select the Infrastructure button and either manually enter or select the AP's SSID in the list. M-302 User's Guide 1 Open the ZyXEL utility and click the Profile tab to connect (In this example, WPA-PSK). Figure 11... ZyXEL Utility: Profile 2 The Add New Profile screen appears. Figure 13 ZyXEL Utility: Profile Security 28 Chapter 2 Tutorial Figure 12 ZyXEL Utility: Add New Profile 3 Give the profile a descriptive name (of up to configure a new profile. The ...
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... List screen. If you clicked Activate Later you selected in the previous screen. Figure 14 ZyXEL Utility: Profile Encryption 6 In the next screen, leave both boxes checked. Figure 16 ZyXEL Utility: Save Profile 8 Click Activate Now to use the new profile immediately. Chapter 2 Tutorial... 29 Otherwise, click the Activate Later button to go to the next screen. M-302 User's Guide 5 This screen varies depending on the...
... List screen. If you clicked Activate Later you selected in the previous screen. Figure 14 ZyXEL Utility: Profile Encryption 6 In the next screen, leave both boxes checked. Figure 16 ZyXEL Utility: Save Profile 8 Click Activate Now to use the new profile immediately. Chapter 2 Tutorial... 29 Otherwise, click the Activate Later button to go to the next screen. M-302 User's Guide 5 This screen varies depending on the...
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... details you cannot access the Internet, go back to the Troubleshooting section of any given time. Figure 17 ZyXEL Utility: Profile Success 9 When you are able to the AP using and click Edit. M-302 User's Guide Note: Only one profile can be activated and used at any other Web site in the... system tray turns green and the Link Info screen displays details of the active connection. 10Open your Internet browser, enter http://www.zyxel.com or the URL of...
... details you cannot access the Internet, go back to the Troubleshooting section of any given time. Figure 17 ZyXEL Utility: Profile Success 9 When you are able to the AP using and click Edit. M-302 User's Guide Note: Only one profile can be activated and used at any other Web site in the... system tray turns green and the Link Info screen displays details of the active connection. 10Open your Internet browser, enter http://www.zyxel.com or the URL of...
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...wireless stations and the access points must use security compatible with this feature in the same WLAN. The passphrase is like a secret code. M-302 User's Guide • Every device in the same wireless network must use the same WEP key for data encryption and decryption. Wireless networks can... still take advantage of the ZyXEL utility and entering them manually as the default key at any wireless networking device that is sent in the wireless network. 3.2 Wireless LAN...
...wireless stations and the access points must use security compatible with this feature in the same WLAN. The passphrase is like a secret code. M-302 User's Guide • Every device in the same wireless network must use the same WEP key for data encryption and decryption. Wireless networks can... still take advantage of the ZyXEL utility and entering them manually as the default key at any wireless networking device that is sent in the wireless network. 3.2 Wireless LAN...
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...a wireless network. Use this screen to add, delete, edit or activate a profile with a set of your M-302. Chapter 4 ZyXEL Utility Configuration 35 Table 4 ZyXEL Utility: Menu Screen TAB Link Info Site Survey Profile Adapter DESCRIPTION Use this screen to configure a transfer rate and ... and security settings. Figure 19 ZyXEL Utility: Menu Screen The following table describes the menus. Use this screen to see your M-302. 4.1 ZyXEL Utility Screen This section describes the ZyXEL utility screens. M-302 User's Guide CHAPTER 4 ZyXEL Utility Configuration This chapter shows you...
...a wireless network. Use this screen to add, delete, edit or activate a profile with a set of your M-302. Chapter 4 ZyXEL Utility Configuration 35 Table 4 ZyXEL Utility: Menu Screen TAB Link Info Site Survey Profile Adapter DESCRIPTION Use this screen to configure a transfer rate and ... and security settings. Figure 19 ZyXEL Utility: Menu Screen The following table describes the menus. Use this screen to see your M-302. 4.1 ZyXEL Utility Screen This section describes the ZyXEL utility screens. M-302 User's Guide CHAPTER 4 ZyXEL Utility Configuration This chapter shows you...