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...actually cross-references to related text. It contains information on your cursor into a "hand" with which page-range you want to configure the NWD2205 using the ZyXEL utility. You can also enter text directly into the toolbar in mind: • If you don't already have the latest version of Adobe... Refer to the included CD for people who want to view, you can help you get up your comments, questions or suggestions to: techwriters@zyxel.com.tw NWD2205 User's Guide 3 This can enter a number in the toolbar in Reader, then press [ENTER] to jump directly to that interest you. ...
...actually cross-references to related text. It contains information on your cursor into a "hand" with which page-range you want to configure the NWD2205 using the ZyXEL utility. You can also enter text directly into the toolbar in mind: • If you don't already have the latest version of Adobe... Refer to the included CD for people who want to view, you can help you get up your comments, questions or suggestions to: techwriters@zyxel.com.tw NWD2205 User's Guide 3 This can enter a number in the toolbar in Reader, then press [ENTER] to jump directly to that interest you. ...
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...If you cannot contact your vendor, then contact a ZyXEL office for the region in order to better understand how to use ZyXEL products and share your experiences as well. This is available at www.zyxel.com. • Download Library Search for contact information....description of answers to solve it. 4 NWD2205 User's Guide About This User's Guide Thank you should contact your vendor. Please have a specific question about ZyXEL products. • Forum This contains discussions on ZyXEL products. The Technical Writing Team, ZyXEL Communications Corp., 6 Innovation Road II, Science...
...If you cannot contact your vendor, then contact a ZyXEL office for the region in order to better understand how to use ZyXEL products and share your experiences as well. This is available at www.zyxel.com. • Download Library Search for contact information....description of answers to solve it. 4 NWD2205 User's Guide About This User's Guide Thank you should contact your vendor. Please have a specific question about ZyXEL products. • Forum This contains discussions on ZyXEL products. The Technical Writing Team, ZyXEL Communications Corp., 6 Innovation Road II, Science...
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Contents Overview Contents Overview Introduction and Configuration 17 Getting Started ...19 Wireless LANs ...27 ZyXEL Utility ...39 Troubleshooting and Specifications 53 Troubleshooting ...55 Product Specifications ...59 Appendices and Index ...63 NWD2205 User's Guide 9
Contents Overview Contents Overview Introduction and Configuration 17 Getting Started ...19 Wireless LANs ...27 ZyXEL Utility ...39 Troubleshooting and Specifications 53 Troubleshooting ...55 Product Specifications ...59 Appendices and Index ...63 NWD2205 User's Guide 9
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...NWD2205 User's Guide 11 Table of Contents Table of Contents About This User's Guide ...3 Document Conventions...5 Safety Warnings...7 Contents Overview ...9 Table of Contents...11 Chapter 1 Getting Started ...13 1.1 Overview ...13 1.1.1 What You Need to Know 13 1.1.2 Before You Begin ...13 1.2 Features ...14 1.3 Software Installation ...15 1.3.1 Minimum System Requirements 15 1.3.2 Installing the ZyXEL... Utility 15 1.3.3 Uninstalling the ZyXEL Utility 19 1.4 Hardware Installation ...21 1.5 Device Applications ...
...NWD2205 User's Guide 11 Table of Contents Table of Contents About This User's Guide ...3 Document Conventions...5 Safety Warnings...7 Contents Overview ...9 Table of Contents...11 Chapter 1 Getting Started ...13 1.1 Overview ...13 1.1.1 What You Need to Know 13 1.1.2 Before You Begin ...13 1.2 Features ...14 1.3 Software Installation ...15 1.3.1 Minimum System Requirements 15 1.3.2 Installing the ZyXEL... Utility 15 1.3.3 Uninstalling the ZyXEL Utility 19 1.4 Hardware Installation ...21 1.5 Device Applications ...
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... ...37 3.1.1 What You Can Do in This Chapter 37 3.1.2 What You Need to Know 37 3.1.3 Before You Begin ...38 3.2 ZyXEL Utility Screen Summary 38 3.3 The Link Status Screen ...39 3.4 The Profile Screen ...40 3.4.1 The Profile Properties Screen 42 3.5 The ...WPS Screen ...46 3.8 The Information Screen ...48 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting...49 4.1 Overview ...49 4.2 Power, Hardware Connections, and LEDs 49 4.3 Accessing the ZyXEL Utility 50 4.4 Link Quality ...50 4.5 Problems Communicating with Other Computers 51 Chapter 5 Product Specifications ...53 Appendix A Wireless LANs ...57 Appendix B ...
... ...37 3.1.1 What You Can Do in This Chapter 37 3.1.2 What You Need to Know 37 3.1.3 Before You Begin ...38 3.2 ZyXEL Utility Screen Summary 38 3.3 The Link Status Screen ...39 3.4 The Profile Screen ...40 3.4.1 The Profile Properties Screen 42 3.5 The ...WPS Screen ...46 3.8 The Information Screen ...48 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting...49 4.1 Overview ...49 4.2 Power, Hardware Connections, and LEDs 49 4.3 Accessing the ZyXEL Utility 50 4.4 Link Quality ...50 4.5 Problems Communicating with Other Computers 51 Chapter 5 Product Specifications ...53 Appendix A Wireless LANs ...57 Appendix B ...
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... online gaming. 1.1.1 What You Need to a network. CHAPTER 1 Getting Started 1.1 Overview The ZyXEL NWD2205 wireless N USB adapter brings you read through this section, and subsequently as a bridge between wireless and wired LANs. NWD2205 User's Guide 13 One or more APs often serve as the bridge between a wired and ... Access Point An Access Point (AP) is an excellent solution for information on making hardware connections and using the ZyXEL utility to connect your NWD2205 to Know The following terms and concepts may help as you can most often be found in the office.
... online gaming. 1.1.1 What You Need to a network. CHAPTER 1 Getting Started 1.1 Overview The ZyXEL NWD2205 wireless N USB adapter brings you read through this section, and subsequently as a bridge between wireless and wired LANs. NWD2205 User's Guide 13 One or more APs often serve as the bridge between a wired and ... Access Point An Access Point (AP) is an excellent solution for information on making hardware connections and using the ZyXEL utility to connect your NWD2205 to Know The following terms and concepts may help as you can most often be found in the office.
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... disconnected from the screens shown here depending on the version of your operating system. NWD2205 User's Guide 15 Chapter 1 Getting Started 1.3 Software Installation This section shows you how to install the ZyXEL Utility for Macintosh 10.4 are shown in the following procedure unless otherwise specified. The... Mac OS X version of free hard drive space • 128 MB RAM • Mac OS X 10.4 and higher 1.3.2 Installing the ZyXEL Utility Screen shots for Mac OS X, your computer before you begin the installation process. 2 Close all programs and applications. 3 Insert the included...
... disconnected from the screens shown here depending on the version of your operating system. NWD2205 User's Guide 15 Chapter 1 Getting Started 1.3 Software Installation This section shows you how to install the ZyXEL Utility for Macintosh 10.4 are shown in the following procedure unless otherwise specified. The... Mac OS X version of free hard drive space • 128 MB RAM • Mac OS X 10.4 and higher 1.3.2 Installing the ZyXEL Utility Screen shots for Mac OS X, your computer before you begin the installation process. 2 Close all programs and applications. 3 Insert the included...
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Click Restart to reboot your computer. Chapter 1 Getting Started 8 You then see a screen telling you that you must restart the computer after the installation completes. Click Continue Installation. The driver will automatically install. 9 After installing the ZyXEL utility and device driver, you must restart your computer and complete the driver installation. 18 NWD2205 User's Guide
Click Restart to reboot your computer. Chapter 1 Getting Started 8 You then see a screen telling you that you must restart the computer after the installation completes. Click Continue Installation. The driver will automatically install. 9 After installing the ZyXEL utility and device driver, you must restart your computer and complete the driver installation. 18 NWD2205 User's Guide
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... application are going to uninstall or upgrade the ZyXEL utility. NWD2205 User's Guide 19 While you can find the ZyXEL utility in your Applications folder. 11 The ZyXEL utility starts automatically after you connect the NWD2205 to the computer. 1.3.3 Uninstalling the ZyXEL Utility You need to remove the ZyXEL utility from your computer only when you want...
... application are going to uninstall or upgrade the ZyXEL utility. NWD2205 User's Guide 19 While you can find the ZyXEL utility in your Applications folder. 11 The ZyXEL utility starts automatically after you connect the NWD2205 to the computer. 1.3.3 Uninstalling the ZyXEL Utility You need to remove the ZyXEL utility from your computer only when you want...
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... EAP to interact with this feature by writing down the four automatically generated WEP keys from the Security Settings screen of the ZyXEL utility and entering them manually as the default key at the time of writing, TTLS is an authentication protocol that runs on.... • Open mode is implemented for both the wireless station and the AP or peer computer. • Auto authentication mode allows the NWD2205 to support multiple types of user authentication. By using an external RADIUS server. 2.3.1.2.1 EAP Authentication EAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol) is not available in...
... EAP to interact with this feature by writing down the four automatically generated WEP keys from the Security Settings screen of the ZyXEL utility and entering them manually as the default key at the time of writing, TTLS is an authentication protocol that runs on.... • Open mode is implemented for both the wireless station and the AP or peer computer. • Auto authentication mode allows the NWD2205 to support multiple types of user authentication. By using an external RADIUS server. 2.3.1.2.1 EAP Authentication EAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol) is not available in...
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... 3.8 on page 48) lets you view the information about which version of the driver and utility you read through this chapter. Many people use the ZyXEL utility to configure your NWD2205 using . 3.1.2 What You Need to deter unintentional usage of the original wireless encryption protocols, WEP is also the weakest. CHAPTER...
... 3.8 on page 48) lets you view the information about which version of the driver and utility you read through this chapter. Many people use the ZyXEL utility to configure your NWD2205 using . 3.1.2 What You Need to deter unintentional usage of the original wireless encryption protocols, WEP is also the weakest. CHAPTER...
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...15 for the key words "Disk Utility" and select it implements the full version of the security standard and WPA does not. Figure 10 ZyXEL Utility: ZyXEL Utility Menu Summary The following table describes the menus. Without the proper password, the client and the server cannot communicate. Click Applications > ... WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK. 3.1.3 Before You Begin • Make sure the Mac OS X version of wireless and security settings. 38 NWD2205 User's Guide Pre-Shared Key (PSK) A pre-shared key is already installed on your installation drive and then click the Repair Disk Permissions button...
...15 for the key words "Disk Utility" and select it implements the full version of the security standard and WPA does not. Figure 10 ZyXEL Utility: ZyXEL Utility Menu Summary The following table describes the menus. Without the proper password, the client and the server cannot communicate. Click Applications > ... WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK. 3.1.3 Before You Begin • Make sure the Mac OS X version of wireless and security settings. 38 NWD2205 User's Guide Pre-Shared Key (PSK) A pre-shared key is already installed on your installation drive and then click the Repair Disk Permissions button...
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Information Use this screen to configure advanced settings on your NWD2205. Figure 11 ZyXEL Utility: Link Status NWD2205 User's Guide 39 Chapter 3 ZyXEL Utility - WPS Use this screen to view the status of the NWD2205's wireless connection with an AP or peer computer. Mac OS X Table 3 ZyXEL Utility: Menu Summary (continued) TAB DESCRIPTION Available Network Use this... find the utility and driver version. 3.3 The Link Status Screen This screen allows you to configure the WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Security) settings on your NWD2205.
Information Use this screen to configure advanced settings on your NWD2205. Figure 11 ZyXEL Utility: Link Status NWD2205 User's Guide 39 Chapter 3 ZyXEL Utility - WPS Use this screen to view the status of the NWD2205's wireless connection with an AP or peer computer. Mac OS X Table 3 ZyXEL Utility: Menu Summary (continued) TAB DESCRIPTION Available Network Use this... find the utility and driver version. 3.3 The Link Status Screen This screen allows you to configure the WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Security) settings on your NWD2205.
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... or inactive (None). The signal strength depends mainly on the antenna output power and the distance between your NWD2205 and the AP or peer computer. Table 4 ZyXEL Utility: Link Status LABEL DESCRIPTION MAC Address This field displays the MAC address of the wireless network. BSSID ...This field displays the MAC address of wireless parameters that you start the NWD2205, it automatically scans for customer service...
... or inactive (None). The signal strength depends mainly on the antenna output power and the distance between your NWD2205 and the AP or peer computer. Table 4 ZyXEL Utility: Link Status LABEL DESCRIPTION MAC Address This field displays the MAC address of the wireless network. BSSID ...This field displays the MAC address of wireless parameters that you start the NWD2205, it automatically scans for customer service...
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... this to create a new profile. SSID This is the SSID of a selected profile. Edit Click this to delete a selected profile from the list. NWD2205 User's Guide 41 Table 5 ZyXEL Utility: Profile LABEL DESCRIPTION Default An "*" (asterisk) indicates the currently active profile. Remove Click this to save your changes back to another computer...
... this to create a new profile. SSID This is the SSID of a selected profile. Edit Click this to delete a selected profile from the list. NWD2205 User's Guide 41 Table 5 ZyXEL Utility: Profile LABEL DESCRIPTION Default An "*" (asterisk) indicates the currently active profile. Remove Click this to save your changes back to another computer...
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... profile after you want to associate. Table 6 ZyXEL Utility: Profile Properties LABEL DESCRIPTION Profile Name Enter a descriptive name in the Profiles screen. the NWD2205 uses whichever channel the AP uses. 42 NWD2205 User's Guide Chapter 3 ZyXEL Utility - Otherwise, clear the check box to ...as possible, in this field. Select this field is a computer-tocomputer (AdHoc) network; This is not configurable; Figure 13 ZyXEL Utility: Profile Properties The following table describes the labels in order to minimize the risk of the wireless device to another wireless-...
... profile after you want to associate. Table 6 ZyXEL Utility: Profile Properties LABEL DESCRIPTION Profile Name Enter a descriptive name in the Profiles screen. the NWD2205 uses whichever channel the AP uses. 42 NWD2205 User's Guide Chapter 3 ZyXEL Utility - Otherwise, clear the check box to ...as possible, in this field. Select this field is a computer-tocomputer (AdHoc) network; This is not configurable; Figure 13 ZyXEL Utility: Profile Properties The following table describes the labels in order to minimize the risk of the wireless device to another wireless-...
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...this option to access the network. Enter the network's pre-shared key (8~64 uppercase or lowercase letters and numbers) or WEP key. NWD2205 User's Guide 43 This option is not available in ad-hoc mode. • WPA-None is configurable when you select to the ...; WPA2_PSK is used with your settings and return to enter Hexadecimal keys that use the Temporal Key Integrity Protocol. Mac OS X Table 6 ZyXEL Utility: Profile Properties (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Network Authentication Select the security standard you select to use numerals and the letters a~f only. This...
...this option to access the network. Enter the network's pre-shared key (8~64 uppercase or lowercase letters and numbers) or WEP key. NWD2205 User's Guide 43 This option is not available in ad-hoc mode. • WPA-None is configurable when you select to the ...; WPA2_PSK is used with your settings and return to enter Hexadecimal keys that use the Temporal Key Integrity Protocol. Mac OS X Table 6 ZyXEL Utility: Profile Properties (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Network Authentication Select the security standard you select to use numerals and the letters a~f only. This...
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..., which the network is the MAC (Media Access Control) address of the access point or peer wireless device. Table 7 ZyXEL Utility: Available Network LABEL DESCRIPTION Associated An "*" (asterisk) indicates a connection to a network. Network Type This field displays ...the network type (Infrastructure or Ad Hoc) of the network. Figure 14 ZyXEL Utility: Available Network The following table describes the labels in a profile. 44 NWD2205 User's Guide Chapter 3 ZyXEL Utility - BSSID This displays the Basic Service Set IDentifier. Refresh Click this screen...
..., which the network is the MAC (Media Access Control) address of the access point or peer wireless device. Table 7 ZyXEL Utility: Available Network LABEL DESCRIPTION Associated An "*" (asterisk) indicates a connection to a network. Network Type This field displays ...the network type (Infrastructure or Ad Hoc) of the network. Figure 14 ZyXEL Utility: Available Network The following table describes the labels in a profile. 44 NWD2205 User's Guide Chapter 3 ZyXEL Utility - BSSID This displays the Basic Service Set IDentifier. Refresh Click this screen...
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... to configure advanced network settings on the NWD2205. NWD2205 User's Guide 45 Short preamble increases performance as less time sending preamble means more time for sending data. QOS Mode Select Enable to the receiver. Table 8 ZyXEL Utility: Advanced Setting LABEL DESCRIPTION 802.11b... Preamble is coming to enable Wi-fi MultiMedia Quality of Service on your NWD2205. Select Auto to communicate. All IEEE 802.11b/g compliant wireless ...
... to configure advanced network settings on the NWD2205. NWD2205 User's Guide 45 Short preamble increases performance as less time sending preamble means more time for sending data. QOS Mode Select Enable to the receiver. Table 8 ZyXEL Utility: Advanced Setting LABEL DESCRIPTION 802.11b... Preamble is coming to enable Wi-fi MultiMedia Quality of Service on your NWD2205. Select Auto to communicate. All IEEE 802.11b/g compliant wireless ...
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... screen allows you to set every field in this screen. Set Default Click this to configure the NWD2205's Wi-Fi Protected Security (WPS). Mac OS X Table 8 ZyXEL Utility: Advanced Setting (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Fragment Threshold Select the packet size above which the AP ... This field indicates the channel on which the NWD2205 transmits an RTS (Request To Send) message. Chapter 3 ZyXEL Utility - RTS Threshold Select the packet size above which is broadcasting. 46 NWD2205 User's Guide Figure 16 ZyXEL Utility: WPS The following table describes the labels...
... screen allows you to set every field in this screen. Set Default Click this to configure the NWD2205's Wi-Fi Protected Security (WPS). Mac OS X Table 8 ZyXEL Utility: Advanced Setting (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION Fragment Threshold Select the packet size above which the AP ... This field indicates the channel on which the NWD2205 transmits an RTS (Request To Send) message. Chapter 3 ZyXEL Utility - RTS Threshold Select the packet size above which is broadcasting. 46 NWD2205 User's Guide Figure 16 ZyXEL Utility: WPS The following table describes the labels...