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KEEP THIS GUIDE FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this book may differ slightly from your product due to connect the NWD Series and set up your computer operating system. IMPORTANT! Related Documentation • Quick Start Guide The Quick Start Guide shows how to differences in this manual is accurate. READ CAREFULLY BEFORE USE. Screenshots and graphics in your product firmware or your network. 2 NWD Series User's Guide
KEEP THIS GUIDE FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. Every effort has been made to ensure that the information in this book may differ slightly from your product due to connect the NWD Series and set up your computer operating system. IMPORTANT! Related Documentation • Quick Start Guide The Quick Start Guide shows how to differences in this manual is accurate. READ CAREFULLY BEFORE USE. Screenshots and graphics in your product firmware or your network. 2 NWD Series User's Guide
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... LAN Adapter 9 1.2.1 Hardware ...9 1.2.2 NWD Series LED Indicator Function 11 Chapter 2 Tutorial ...12 2.1 Overview ...12 2.1.1 What You Can Do in This Tutorial 12 2.1.2 What You Need to Know ...12 2.1.3 Before You Begin ...12 2.2 Driver Installation ...13 2.3 Network Connection ...16 2.3.1 ZyXEL Network Connection Wizard (Windows Zero Configuration 16 2.3.2 Connecting to an AP using Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS 19 Chapter 3 Wireless LANs...21 3.1 Overview ...21 3.1.1 What You Need to Know ...21 3.2 Wireless LAN Overview ...22 3.3 Wireless LAN Security ...22 3.3.1 WEP ...23 3.3.2 WPA...
... LAN Adapter 9 1.2.1 Hardware ...9 1.2.2 NWD Series LED Indicator Function 11 Chapter 2 Tutorial ...12 2.1 Overview ...12 2.1.1 What You Can Do in This Tutorial 12 2.1.2 What You Need to Know ...12 2.1.3 Before You Begin ...12 2.2 Driver Installation ...13 2.3 Network Connection ...16 2.3.1 ZyXEL Network Connection Wizard (Windows Zero Configuration 16 2.3.2 Connecting to an AP using Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS 19 Chapter 3 Wireless LANs...21 3.1 Overview ...21 3.1.1 What You Need to Know ...21 3.2 Wireless LAN Overview ...22 3.3 Wireless LAN Security ...22 3.3.1 WEP ...23 3.3.2 WPA...
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... Quick Start Guide for information on making hardware connections and using the ZyXEL utility to connect your NWD Series's Quick Start Guide for detailed information. 1.2.1 Hardware This section describes the NWD Series of USB adapters connect to an empty USB port on product specifications in coffee shops, bookstores and other businesses that seamlessly combines both wireless and wired components. The NWD Series of adapters' physical appearance. Access Point An Access Point (AP) is one that offer wireless Internet connectivity...
... Quick Start Guide for information on making hardware connections and using the ZyXEL utility to connect your NWD Series's Quick Start Guide for detailed information. 1.2.1 Hardware This section describes the NWD Series of USB adapters connect to an empty USB port on product specifications in coffee shops, bookstores and other businesses that seamlessly combines both wireless and wired components. The NWD Series of adapters' physical appearance. Access Point An Access Point (AP) is one that offer wireless Internet connectivity...
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Rapid Blinking The NWD is connected to a wireless device, and is not installed. NWD Series User's Guide 11 Off The NWD is turned off or the driver is transmitting or receiving data. Table 1 NWD Series LED Indicator Legend STATUS DESCRIPTION On The driver is being initiated. Chapter 1 Getting Started 1.2.2 NWD Series LED Indicator Function The following table describes the function of the NWD Series's LED indicators. Slow Blinking The NWD is searching for available wireless device or a WPS connection is installed.
Rapid Blinking The NWD is connected to a wireless device, and is not installed. NWD Series User's Guide 11 Off The NWD is turned off or the driver is transmitting or receiving data. Table 1 NWD Series LED Indicator Legend STATUS DESCRIPTION On The driver is being initiated. Chapter 1 Getting Started 1.2.2 NWD Series LED Indicator Function The following table describes the function of the NWD Series's LED indicators. Slow Blinking The NWD is searching for available wireless device or a WPS connection is installed.
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...; Install the driver for details. • Connect securely to make a network connection right away. The wireless client is labeled C and the Access Point is as easy as you how to one another WPS device is labeled AP. Note: In the following term may help as pushing a button. 2.1.3 Before You Begin • Make sure that lets two or more devices connect securely to join a wireless infrastructure network using the ZyXEL utility. See Section 2.2 on your part...
...; Install the driver for details. • Connect securely to make a network connection right away. The wireless client is labeled C and the Access Point is as easy as you how to one another WPS device is labeled AP. Note: In the following term may help as pushing a button. 2.1.3 Before You Begin • Make sure that lets two or more devices connect securely to join a wireless infrastructure network using the ZyXEL utility. See Section 2.2 on your part...
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... to set up your wireless network using Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) This section gives you click Finish in the final step in the driver installation. 1 Press and hold the adapter's WPS button. The WPS scan window appears. Chapter 2 Tutorial 2.3.2 Connecting to an AP using WPS. This example uses the NWD Series adapter as the wireless client, and ZyXEL's NBG4615 v2 as the Access Point (AP). Figure 4 NWD6505 WPS Scan Window Figure 5 NWD6605 WPS Scan Window NWD Series User's Guide 19...
... to set up your wireless network using Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) This section gives you click Finish in the final step in the driver installation. 1 Press and hold the adapter's WPS button. The WPS scan window appears. Chapter 2 Tutorial 2.3.2 Connecting to an AP using WPS. This example uses the NWD Series adapter as the wireless client, and ZyXEL's NBG4615 v2 as the Access Point (AP). Figure 4 NWD6505 WPS Scan Window Figure 5 NWD6605 WPS Scan Window NWD Series User's Guide 19...
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The following window appears. A link appears allowing the configuration settings to two minutes. Chapter 2 Tutorial 2 Within two minutes, press the button on the router or AP until the indicator blinks. Configuration may take up to be changed. 20 NWD Series User's Guide Figure 6 NWD6505 Connection Progress Window Figure 7 NWD6605 Connection Progress Window 3 The wireless connection icon next to the clock in the Taskbar should indicate when the connection is complete.
The following window appears. A link appears allowing the configuration settings to two minutes. Chapter 2 Tutorial 2 Within two minutes, press the button on the router or AP until the indicator blinks. Configuration may take up to be changed. 20 NWD Series User's Guide Figure 6 NWD6505 Connection Progress Window Figure 7 NWD6605 Connection Progress Window 3 The wireless connection icon next to the clock in the Taskbar should indicate when the connection is complete.
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... connected digitally to a network server through this section. A RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service) is known as you read through an AP. NWD Series User's Guide 21 CHAPTER 3 Wireless LANs 3.1 Overview This section provides background information on wireless Local Area Networks. 3.1.1 What You Need to Know The following terms and concepts may help as the "client". Each client is designed to work with one or more devices are clients that manages logins...
... connected digitally to a network server through this section. A RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service) is known as you read through an AP. NWD Series User's Guide 21 CHAPTER 3 Wireless LANs 3.1 Overview This section provides background information on wireless Local Area Networks. 3.1.1 What You Need to Know The following terms and concepts may help as the "client". Each client is designed to work with one or more devices are clients that manages logins...
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The wireless clients use the access point (AP) to send and receive information. • Every device in the same wireless network must use the same SSID. If you do not enable any wireless networking device that is sent in the wireless network. 3.3 Wireless LAN Security Wireless LAN security is in the blue circle. Like radio stations or television channels, each wireless network uses a specific channel, or frequency, to interact with other devices (such as the printer) or with the Internet Every wireless network must follow...
The wireless clients use the access point (AP) to send and receive information. • Every device in the same wireless network must use the same SSID. If you do not enable any wireless networking device that is sent in the wireless network. 3.3 Wireless LAN Security Wireless LAN security is in the blue circle. Like radio stations or television channels, each wireless network uses a specific channel, or frequency, to interact with other devices (such as the printer) or with the Internet Every wireless network must follow...
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... data encryption and user authentication. Use the auto mode if you to configure up to four 64-bit or 128-bit WEP keys. WPA2 (IEEE 802.11i) is a wireless security standard that defines stronger encryption, authentication and key management than TKIP. Both the wireless stations and the access points must use the same passphrase for ease-of the ZyXEL utility and entering them manually as the WEP keys in the Counter mode with Cipher block chaining Message authentication code...
... data encryption and user authentication. Use the auto mode if you to configure up to four 64-bit or 128-bit WEP keys. WPA2 (IEEE 802.11i) is a wireless security standard that defines stronger encryption, authentication and key management than TKIP. Both the wireless stations and the access points must use the same passphrase for ease-of the ZyXEL utility and entering them manually as the WEP keys in the Counter mode with Cipher block chaining Message authentication code...
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... generate unique temporal encryption keys. Chapter 3 Wireless LANs single, alphanumeric password to derive a PMK which is used depends on the standards supported by the devices. If not, it sends the existing information. WEP is less secure than WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK. 3.4 Wi-Fi Protected Setup 3.4.1 How WPS Works When two WPS-enabled devices connect, each device must assume a specific role. The following figure shows a WPS-enabled client (installed in a notebook computer) connecting to the...
... generate unique temporal encryption keys. Chapter 3 Wireless LANs single, alphanumeric password to derive a PMK which is used depends on the standards supported by the devices. If not, it sends the existing information. WEP is less secure than WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK. 3.4 Wi-Fi Protected Setup 3.4.1 How WPS Works When two WPS-enabled devices connect, each device must assume a specific role. The following figure shows a WPS-enabled client (installed in a notebook computer) connecting to the...
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... the handshake. Note that Client 1 supports registrar mode, but a configured access point can act as either enrollee or registrar (if it is better to use AP1 for the WPS handshake with one of the existing networked devices and the new device. Once a WPS-enabled device has connected to the network. The registrar randomly generates the security information to set up the network, since you add another wireless client to another device using WPS, it is unconfigured...
... the handshake. Note that Client 1 supports registrar mode, but a configured access point can act as either enrollee or registrar (if it is better to use AP1 for the WPS handshake with one of the existing networked devices and the new device. Once a WPS-enabled device has connected to the network. The registrar randomly generates the security information to set up the network, since you add another wireless client to another device using WPS, it is unconfigured...
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... 12 WPS: Example Network Step 3 EXISTING CONNECTION CLIENT 1 REGISTRAR EXISTING CONNECTION AP1 CLIENT 2 SECURITY INFO ENROLLEE AP1 26 NWD Series User's Guide Chapter 3 Wireless LANs registrar, since it is out of range of AP1, so you use AP1 for the network). However, you know that Client 2 supports the registrar function, so you cannot use it already has security information for the WPS handshake with the new access point. AP1 supplies the existing security information...
... 12 WPS: Example Network Step 3 EXISTING CONNECTION CLIENT 1 REGISTRAR EXISTING CONNECTION AP1 CLIENT 2 SECURITY INFO ENROLLEE AP1 26 NWD Series User's Guide Chapter 3 Wireless LANs registrar, since it is out of range of AP1, so you use AP1 for the network). However, you know that Client 2 supports the registrar function, so you cannot use it already has security information for the WPS handshake with the new access point. AP1 supplies the existing security information...
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... can still add non-WPS devices to a network you must enroll one device to the network. You cannot enroll multiple devices simultaneously, you already set up using (if the device supports this happens, open the access point's configuration interface and look at the list of the registrar device to the enrollee devices. However, you can remove it works between two devices only. You can check the configuration interface of associated clients (usually displayed by MAC address). If...
... can still add non-WPS devices to a network you must enroll one device to the network. You cannot enroll multiple devices simultaneously, you already set up using (if the device supports this happens, open the access point's configuration interface and look at the list of the registrar device to the enrollee devices. However, you can remove it works between two devices only. You can check the configuration interface of associated clients (usually displayed by MAC address). If...
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... to which the NWD Series adapter is attached. 4 If the problem continues, contact the vendor. The potential problems are divided into the following categories. • Power, Hardware Connections, and LEDs • Link Quality • Problems Communicating with Other Computers 4.1 Power, Hardware Connections, and LEDs The NWD Series adapter does not turn on. 1 Make sure the NWD Series adapter is correctly installed (refer to your Quick Start Guide and Chapter 2 on page...
... to which the NWD Series adapter is attached. 4 If the problem continues, contact the vendor. The potential problems are divided into the following categories. • Power, Hardware Connections, and LEDs • Link Quality • Problems Communicating with Other Computers 4.1 Power, Hardware Connections, and LEDs The NWD Series adapter does not turn on. 1 Make sure the NWD Series adapter is correctly installed (refer to your Quick Start Guide and Chapter 2 on page...
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... radio channel if interference is poor. 1 Scan for example from TKIP to use another AP using WPA(2)-PSK security, try changing your wireless network. Chapter 4 Troubleshooting 4.2 Link Quality The link quality and/or signal strength is high. • Make sure that the computer and the AP share the same security option and key. Lower the output power of each AP. 4 Make sure there are not too many wireless stations connected...
... radio channel if interference is poor. 1 Scan for example from TKIP to use another AP using WPA(2)-PSK security, try changing your wireless network. Chapter 4 Troubleshooting 4.2 Link Quality The link quality and/or signal strength is high. • Make sure that the computer and the AP share the same security option and key. Lower the output power of each AP. 4 Make sure there are not too many wireless stations connected...
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... a particular installation. The device must follow operation instruction as documented in this manual. This transmitter must not be operated. End users must not be determined by turning the device off and on laptop computers with IC radiation exposure limits set forth for satisfying RF exposure compliance. However, there is restricted to use in conjunction with any other users, the antenna type and...
... a particular installation. The device must follow operation instruction as documented in this manual. This transmitter must not be operated. End users must not be determined by turning the device off and on laptop computers with IC radiation exposure limits set forth for satisfying RF exposure compliance. However, there is restricted to use in conjunction with any other users, the antenna type and...
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...restore the product or components to the warranty policy for details about the Warranty Period of this product. To obtain the services of this warranty, contact your vendor and/or the authorized ZyXEL local distributor for the region in which you use or purpose. Open Source Licenses This product contains in part some free software...Repair or replacement, as provided under GPL license terms and/or GPL like licenses. To obtain the source code covered under those Licenses, please contact support@ZyXEL... Series User's Guide 35 Check with the firmware package. Hereby, ZyXEL declares that...
...restore the product or components to the warranty policy for details about the Warranty Period of this product. To obtain the services of this warranty, contact your vendor and/or the authorized ZyXEL local distributor for the region in which you use or purpose. Open Source Licenses This product contains in part some free software...Repair or replacement, as provided under GPL license terms and/or GPL like licenses. To obtain the source code covered under those Licenses, please contact support@ZyXEL... Series User's Guide 35 Check with the firmware package. Hereby, ZyXEL declares that...
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...device's hardware or connections. • ONLY qualified service personnel should not be mixed with general waste. WEEE stands for maximum output power are not EU member states, the EU Directive 1999/5/EC has also been implemented in dBm). NWD Series User's Guide 37 The EIRP level (in EIRP. There is a remote...the device. • Do NOT install, use the included antenna(s). This device meets ETSI and FCC certification requirements when using an anti-static wrist strap, for example, in a wet basement or near a swimming pool. • Do NOT expose your device to the output power ...
...device's hardware or connections. • ONLY qualified service personnel should not be mixed with general waste. WEEE stands for maximum output power are not EU member states, the EU Directive 1999/5/EC has also been implemented in dBm). NWD Series User's Guide 37 The EIRP level (in EIRP. There is a remote...the device. • Do NOT install, use the included antenna(s). This device meets ETSI and FCC certification requirements when using an anti-static wrist strap, for example, in a wet basement or near a swimming pool. • Do NOT expose your device to the output power ...
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A about your ZyXEL Device 9 Access Point (AP) 22 Access point (AP) 22 Access Point. ACT LED 11 Advanced Encryption Standard 23 AP See also access point. authentication type 23 auto 23 open system 23 shared key 23 auto authentication 23 C CCMP 23 certifications 34 notices 34 viewing 35 channel 22 copyright 33 D disclaimer 33 documentation related 2 E encryption type 23 NWD Series User's Guide Index Index F frequency 22 G getting started 9 Guide Quick Start 2 L LEDs 11 lights 11 LINK LED 11 M Message Integrity Check (MIC) 23 N network overlap...
A about your ZyXEL Device 9 Access Point (AP) 22 Access point (AP) 22 Access Point. ACT LED 11 Advanced Encryption Standard 23 AP See also access point. authentication type 23 auto 23 open system 23 shared key 23 auto authentication 23 C CCMP 23 certifications 34 notices 34 viewing 35 channel 22 copyright 33 D disclaimer 33 documentation related 2 E encryption type 23 NWD Series User's Guide Index Index F frequency 22 G getting started 9 Guide Quick Start 2 L LEDs 11 lights 11 LINK LED 11 M Message Integrity Check (MIC) 23 N network overlap...