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... aattinen käynnistys) ja kaksoisnapsauta s i t Autorun.exe NWD2705_ A utorun S e tup.e xe AutoPlay: No AutoPlay: To install the ZyXEL utility, inser t the included CD into an available USB port on your com puter. scr een instr uctions. 1/2 Driver Installation | Driver ...wir d, klicken Sie auf Autor un.exe, um den Tr eiber zu installier en. Quick Start Guide Hardware Installation NWD2705 Dual-Band Wireless N450 USB Adapter Installation der Hardware | Instalación del hardware Installation du matériel | Installazione hardware Maskinvaruinstallation ...
... aattinen käynnistys) ja kaksoisnapsauta s i t Autorun.exe NWD2705_ A utorun S e tup.e xe AutoPlay: No AutoPlay: To install the ZyXEL utility, inser t the included CD into an available USB port on your com puter. scr een instr uctions. 1/2 Driver Installation | Driver ...wir d, klicken Sie auf Autor un.exe, um den Tr eiber zu installier en. Quick Start Guide Hardware Installation NWD2705 Dual-Band Wireless N450 USB Adapter Installation der Hardware | Instalación del hardware Installation du matériel | Installazione hardware Maskinvaruinstallation ...
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Contents Overview Contents Overview Introduction and Configuration ...9 Getting Started ...11 Tutorial ...16 Wireless LANs ...25 ZyXEL Utility: Station Mode ...35 Maintenance ...51 Troubleshooting ...55 Troubleshooting ...57 NWD2705 User's Guide 3
Contents Overview Contents Overview Introduction and Configuration ...9 Getting Started ...11 Tutorial ...16 Wireless LANs ...25 ZyXEL Utility: Station Mode ...35 Maintenance ...51 Troubleshooting ...55 Troubleshooting ...57 NWD2705 User's Guide 3
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... 1.1.2 Before You Begin ...11 1.2 About Your NWD2705 ...12 1.2.1 Hardware ...12 1.3 Application Overview ...13 1.3.1 Infrastructure ...13 1.4 Hardware and Utility Installation ...13 1.4.1 ZyXEL Utility Icon ...13 1.5 Configuration Methods ...14 1.5.1 Enabling Windows Wireless Configuration 14 1.5.2 Accessing the ZyXEL Utility ...15 Chapter 2 Tutorial ...16 2.1 Overview...18 2.3 Connecting to an AP Without Using WPS 20 2.3.1 Manually Connecting to a Wireless LAN 20 2.3.2 Creating and Using a Profile ...22 Chapter 3 Wireless LANs...25 3.1 Overview ...25 3.1.1 What You Can Do in This Section 25...
... 1.1.2 Before You Begin ...11 1.2 About Your NWD2705 ...12 1.2.1 Hardware ...12 1.3 Application Overview ...13 1.3.1 Infrastructure ...13 1.4 Hardware and Utility Installation ...13 1.4.1 ZyXEL Utility Icon ...13 1.5 Configuration Methods ...14 1.5.1 Enabling Windows Wireless Configuration 14 1.5.2 Accessing the ZyXEL Utility ...15 Chapter 2 Tutorial ...16 2.1 Overview...18 2.3 Connecting to an AP Without Using WPS 20 2.3.1 Manually Connecting to a Wireless LAN 20 2.3.2 Creating and Using a Profile ...22 Chapter 3 Wireless LANs...25 3.1 Overview ...25 3.1.1 What You Can Do in This Section 25...
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... Begin ...51 5.2 The About Screen ...52 5.3 Uninstalling the ZyXEL Utility ...52 5.4 Upgrading the ZyXEL Utility ...53 Part II: Troubleshooting 55 6 NWD2705 User's Guide Use this Device's PIN 49 4.6.3 WPS: PIN - Table of Contents 3.1.2 What You Need to Know ...25 3.1.3 Before You Begin ...25 3.2 Wireless LAN Overview ...26 3.3 Wireless LAN Security ...26 3.3.1 WEP ...27 3.3.2 WPA-PSK...
... Begin ...51 5.2 The About Screen ...52 5.3 Uninstalling the ZyXEL Utility ...52 5.4 Upgrading the ZyXEL Utility ...53 Part II: Troubleshooting 55 6 NWD2705 User's Guide Use this Device's PIN 49 4.6.3 WPS: PIN - Table of Contents 3.1.2 What You Need to Know ...25 3.1.3 Before You Begin ...25 3.2 Wireless LAN Overview ...26 3.3 Wireless LAN Security ...26 3.3.1 WEP ...27 3.3.2 WPA-PSK...
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CHAPTER 1 Getting Started 1.1 Overview The ZyXEL NWD2705 is a dual-band wireless USB adapter, which can connect to a 2.4 G network or a 5G netowrk and bring you read through this section, and subsequently as the bridge between wireless and wired LANs. 1.1.2 Before You Begin Read the Quick Start Guide for ...450 Mbps, you read through the rest of the User's Guide. Infrastructure An infrastructure network is a network device that offer wireless Internet connectivity to Know The following terms and concepts may help as you a better Internet experience over existing 802.11 networks. ...
CHAPTER 1 Getting Started 1.1 Overview The ZyXEL NWD2705 is a dual-band wireless USB adapter, which can connect to a 2.4 G network or a 5G netowrk and bring you read through this section, and subsequently as the bridge between wireless and wired LANs. 1.1.2 Before You Begin Read the Quick Start Guide for ...450 Mbps, you read through the rest of the User's Guide. Infrastructure An infrastructure network is a network device that offer wireless Internet connectivity to Know The following terms and concepts may help as you a better Internet experience over existing 802.11 networks. ...
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... to another WPS-enabled device. The NWD2705 is not installed. 12 NWD2705 User's Guide The NWD2705 is transmitting or receiving data. Chapter 1 Getting Started 1.2 About Your NWD2705 Your NWD2705 is searching for available wireless device. Table 1 NWD2705 External View LABEL DESCRIPTION A WPS button B LED The following table describes the NWD2705. Figure 1 The NWD2705 AB The following table describes the...
... to another WPS-enabled device. The NWD2705 is not installed. 12 NWD2705 User's Guide The NWD2705 is transmitting or receiving data. Chapter 1 Getting Started 1.2 About Your NWD2705 Your NWD2705 is searching for available wireless device. Table 1 NWD2705 External View LABEL DESCRIPTION A WPS button B LED The following table describes the NWD2705. Figure 1 The NWD2705 AB The following table describes the...
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... tool) or WLAN AutoConfig (the Windows Vista wireless configuration tool). • The ZyXEL utility. Green The NWD2705 is not connected to a wireless network. If you want to use the Windows XP wireless configuration tool to configure the NWD2705, you use the Windows wireless configuration tool to manage the NWD2705. Figure 4 Enable WZC Refer to the appendices for details...
... tool) or WLAN AutoConfig (the Windows Vista wireless configuration tool). • The ZyXEL utility. Green The NWD2705 is not connected to a wireless network. If you want to use the Windows XP wireless configuration tool to configure the NWD2705, you use the Windows wireless configuration tool to manage the NWD2705. Figure 4 Enable WZC Refer to the appendices for details...
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The ZyXEL utility screens are shown in all Microsoft Windows versions. Screens for Windows XP are similar in this User's Guide. NWD2705 User's Guide 15 Note: Click the icon (located in the system tray to display the online help window. Chapter 1 Getting Started 1.5.2 Accessing the ZyXEL Utility Double-click on the ZyXEL wireless LAN utility icon in the top right corner) to open the ZyXEL utility.
The ZyXEL utility screens are shown in all Microsoft Windows versions. Screens for Windows XP are similar in this User's Guide. NWD2705 User's Guide 15 Note: Click the icon (located in the system tray to display the online help window. Chapter 1 Getting Started 1.5.2 Accessing the ZyXEL Utility Double-click on the ZyXEL wireless LAN utility icon in the top right corner) to open the ZyXEL utility.
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... easy as pushing a button. 2.1.3 Before You Begin • Make sure that you can later connect again to an infrastructure AP using the ZyXEL utility. See Section 2.3.2 on page 11. • You should have already familiarized yourself with a single click. See Section 2.3 on page ... Network 2.1.1 What You Can Do in This Tutorial • Connect securely either to an infrastructure AP with the NWD2705's features and hardware, as you how to join a wireless infrastructure network using the WPS protocol. CHAPTER 2 Tutorial 2.1 Overview This tutorial shows you read through this section...
... easy as pushing a button. 2.1.3 Before You Begin • Make sure that you can later connect again to an infrastructure AP using the ZyXEL utility. See Section 2.3.2 on page 11. • You should have already familiarized yourself with a single click. See Section 2.3 on page ... Network 2.1.1 What You Can Do in This Tutorial • Connect securely either to an infrastructure AP with the NWD2705's features and hardware, as you how to join a wireless infrastructure network using the WPS protocol. CHAPTER 2 Tutorial 2.1 Overview This tutorial shows you read through this section...
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... is turned on page 18. In the screen that your wireless network using Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) This section gives you both. • Push Button Configuration (PBC) - This example uses the NWD2705 as the wireless client, and ZyXEL's NBG4615 v2 as the Access Point (AP). You must... be a WPS-aware device. create a secure wireless network simply by pressing a button. On the NBG4615 v2, press the Push Button button...
... is turned on page 18. In the screen that your wireless network using Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) This section gives you both. • Push Button Configuration (PBC) - This example uses the NWD2705 as the wireless client, and ZyXEL's NBG4615 v2 as the Access Point (AP). You must... be a WPS-aware device. create a secure wireless network simply by pressing a button. On the NBG4615 v2, press the Push Button button...
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... utility (the WPS Station screen on both the NWD2705's utility and the AP's configuration interface. 1 In the NWD2705's Adapter tab, select WPS and PIN - Then the wireless client is able to two minutes. This may take up wireless network and security by pressing a button on the... NBG4615 v2) within two minutes. Use this example) and the NWD2705. The NBG4615 v2 authenticates the wireless client and sends the proper configuration settings to set up to communicate with the NBG4615 v2 securely. 18 NWD2705 User's Guide Figure 6 Example WPS Process: PBC Method You AP...
... utility (the WPS Station screen on both the NWD2705's utility and the AP's configuration interface. 1 In the NWD2705's Adapter tab, select WPS and PIN - Then the wireless client is able to two minutes. This may take up wireless network and security by pressing a button on the... NBG4615 v2) within two minutes. Use this example) and the NWD2705. The NBG4615 v2 authenticates the wireless client and sends the proper configuration settings to set up to communicate with the NBG4615 v2 securely. 18 NWD2705 User's Guide Figure 6 Example WPS Process: PBC Method You AP...
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Figure 7 Example WPS Process: PIN Method You AP WITHIN 2 MINUTES Authentication by using the PIN method. Chapter 2 Tutorial The following figure shows you the example of configuring the wireless network and security on the NWD2705 and the AP (ZyXEL's NBG4615 v2 in this example) by PIN SECURITY INFO COMMUNICATION NWD2705 User's Guide 19
Figure 7 Example WPS Process: PIN Method You AP WITHIN 2 MINUTES Authentication by using the PIN method. Chapter 2 Tutorial The following figure shows you the example of configuring the wireless network and security on the NWD2705 and the AP (ZyXEL's NBG4615 v2 in this example) by PIN SECURITY INFO COMMUNICATION NWD2705 User's Guide 19
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... IDentity (SSID) and WPA-PSK pre-shared key. In this example). 20 NWD2705 User's Guide See Table 4.4 on page 39 for detailed field descriptions. 3 To connect to the Internet. If no wireless network available within range. Chapter 2 Tutorial 2.3 Connecting to an AP Without Using... WPS There are three ways to connect the wireless client (the NWD2705) to a network without using the Site Survey screen. 1 Open the ZyXEL utility and click the Site Survey...
... IDentity (SSID) and WPA-PSK pre-shared key. In this example). 20 NWD2705 User's Guide See Table 4.4 on page 39 for detailed field descriptions. 3 To connect to the Internet. If no wireless network available within range. Chapter 2 Tutorial 2.3 Connecting to an AP Without Using... WPS There are three ways to connect the wireless client (the NWD2705) to a network without using the Site Survey screen. 1 Open the ZyXEL utility and click the Site Survey...
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... window appears. Check the network information in the Link Info screen to verify that you to the next screen. Figure 11 ZyXEL Utility: Link Info NWD2705 User's Guide 21 When the wireless link is not connected to the selected network. Enter the pre-shared key and leave the encryption type at any time...
... window appears. Check the network information in the Link Info screen to verify that you to the next screen. Figure 11 ZyXEL Utility: Link Info NWD2705 User's Guide 21 When the wireless link is not connected to the selected network. Enter the pre-shared key and leave the encryption type at any time...
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... example if you are displayed in the Scan Info table and click Select. 22 NWD2705 User's Guide You have chosen the profile name "PN_Example3". 1 Open the ZyXEL utility and click the Profile tab to an access point configured for a wireless network that is successfully configured. You can also configure different profiles for different...
... example if you are displayed in the Scan Info table and click Select. 22 NWD2705 User's Guide You have chosen the profile name "PN_Example3". 1 Open the ZyXEL utility and click the Profile tab to an access point configured for a wireless network that is successfully configured. You can also configure different profiles for different...
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...new profile is successfully configured. 10 If you activate the new profile, the ZyXEL utility goes to the Link Info screen while it connects to the Profile screen. When the wireless link is established, the ZyXEL utility icon in the system tray turns green and the Link Info screen ...displays details of any given time. Figure 17 ZyXEL Utility: Profile Activate 8 When you cannot access the Internet, go back to the AP using and click Edit. Open your network administrator if necessary. 24 NWD2705 User's Guide If you entered previously. Chapter 2 Tutorial Note: ...
...new profile is successfully configured. 10 If you activate the new profile, the ZyXEL utility goes to the Link Info screen while it connects to the Profile screen. When the wireless link is established, the ZyXEL utility icon in the system tray turns green and the Link Info screen ...displays details of any given time. Figure 17 ZyXEL Utility: Profile Activate 8 When you cannot access the Internet, go back to the AP using and click Edit. Open your network administrator if necessary. 24 NWD2705 User's Guide If you entered previously. Chapter 2 Tutorial Note: ...
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...8226; Connect securely either to an AP or computer-to-computer using many of the strongest and most common encryption protocols. NWD2705 User's Guide 25 CHAPTER 3 Wireless LANs 3.1 Overview This section provides background information on page 26 for the network to which it is connected. Client When two...login information for details. 3.1.2 What You Need to Know The following terms and concepts may not be able to an AP using WPS. Wireless adapters are connected digitally to form a network, the one or more devices are clients that manages logins and logout, among other devices ...
...8226; Connect securely either to an AP or computer-to-computer using many of the strongest and most common encryption protocols. NWD2705 User's Guide 25 CHAPTER 3 Wireless LANs 3.1 Overview This section provides background information on page 26 for the network to which it is connected. Client When two...login information for details. 3.1.2 What You Need to Know The following terms and concepts may not be able to an AP using WPS. Wireless adapters are connected digitally to form a network, the one or more devices are clients that manages logins and logout, among other devices ...
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The SSID is vital to your NWD2705, the NWD2705's wireless communications are called wireless clients. If you do not enable any wireless networking device that is in the coverage area. 26 NWD2705 User's Guide The wireless clients use the access point (AP) to protect wireless communications. It can also protect the information that is sent in the blue circle...
The SSID is vital to your NWD2705, the NWD2705's wireless communications are called wireless clients. If you do not enable any wireless networking device that is in the coverage area. 26 NWD2705 User's Guide The wireless clients use the access point (AP) to protect wireless communications. It can also protect the information that is sent in the blue circle...
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... the four automatically generated WEP keys from the Security Settings screen of the ZyXEL utility and entering them manually as the WEP keys in your NWD2705. • Automatic WEP key generation based on both the wireless station and the AP or peer computer. • Auto authentication mode allows...user authentication. Only one key is not encrypted. • Shared mode involves a shared secret key to authenticate the wireless station to switch between the NWD2705 and the AP or other wireless stations. 3.3.2 WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is a subset of the IEEE 802.11i...
... the four automatically generated WEP keys from the Security Settings screen of the ZyXEL utility and entering them manually as the WEP keys in your NWD2705. • Automatic WEP key generation based on both the wireless station and the AP or peer computer. • Auto authentication mode allows...user authentication. Only one key is not encrypted. • Shared mode involves a shared secret key to authenticate the wireless station to switch between the NWD2705 and the AP or other wireless stations. 3.3.2 WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is a subset of the IEEE 802.11i...
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... of WEP) If both an AP and the wireless clients support WPA2-PSK, use WPA-PSK. If you can either press a button (on the other ) in the list, WPS was successful. 28 NWD2705 User's Guide WEP is activated on each WPS-enabled device, and allowing them to generate unique temporal... to the physical button. Each WPS connection works between two devices. You do not support WPA2-PSK, just use WPA2-PSK for the NWD2705, see the wireless client in each device's documentation to authenticate the other device. Both devices must support WPS (check each of the devices (it has two...
... of WEP) If both an AP and the wireless clients support WPA2-PSK, use WPA-PSK. If you can either press a button (on the other ) in the list, WPS was successful. 28 NWD2705 User's Guide WEP is activated on each WPS-enabled device, and allowing them to generate unique temporal... to the physical button. Each WPS connection works between two devices. You do not support WPA2-PSK, just use WPA2-PSK for the NWD2705, see the wireless client in each device's documentation to authenticate the other device. Both devices must support WPS (check each of the devices (it has two...