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ZyAIR G-300 Wireless LAN PCI Adapter User's Guide Version 2.00 October 2004.
ZyAIR G-300 User’s Guide ii Copyright Copyright Copyright ©2004 by Zy XEL Communications Corporation The contents of this publi cation may not be reproduced i n any part or a s a whole, transcribed.
ZyAIR G-300 User’s Guide ZyXEL Limited Warranty iii ZyXEL Limited W arranty ZyXEL warrants to the original end us er (purchaser) that this product is free from any defects in materials or workm anship for a period of up to one (1) year fr om the date of purcha se.
ZyAIR G-300 User’s Guide iv Information for Canadian Users Information for Canadian Users The Industry Canada label identifies certified equipmen t. This certification means that the equipment meets certain telecom munications ne twork protective operation a nd safety requireme nts.
ZyAIR G-300 User’s Guide FCC Statement v Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Interference S t atement The device complies with Part 15 of FCC rules. Op eration is subject to the following two conditio ns: • This device m ay not cause harmful interference.
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ZyAIR G-300 User’s Guide Customer Support vii Customer Support When contacting your Cu stomer Support Representative, please have the follo wing information ready: Product model and serial number . Warranty Information. Date you received your product.
ZyAIR G-300 User’s Guide viii Information for Canadian Users SUPPORT E-MAIL TELEPHONE 1 WEB SITE METHOD LOCATION SALES E-MAIL FAX 1 FTP SITE REGULAR MAIL support@zyxel.se +46 31 744 7700 www .zyxel.se SWEDEN sales@zyx el.se +46 31 744 7701 ZyXEL Communications A /S Sjöporten 4, 41764 Göteborg Sweden FINLAND support@zyxel.
ZyAIR G-300 User’s Guide Table of Contents ix T able of Content s Copyright ...................................................................................................................... ...................ii ZyXEL Limite d Warranty ........
ZyAIR G-300 User’s Guide x Table of Contents 2.3.1 The Advanced Config uration Sc reen .................................................................... 2-12 2.3.2 The Security Screen...............................................................
ZyAIR G-300 User’s Guide List of Figures xi List of Figures Figure 1-1 ZyAIR Utility: System T ray Icon .................................................................................. 1-2 Figure 2-1 Ad-hoc Ne twork Example .......................
ZyAIR G-300 User’s Guide xii List of Tables List of T ables T able 1-1 ZyAIR Utility: System T ray Icon .................................................................................... 1- 2 T able 2-1 Conf iguration..............................
ZyAIR G-300 User’s Guide Preface xiii Preface Congratulations on the purchase of your new ZyAIR G-300 Wireless LAN PCI Adapter! About This User's Guid e This guide provides information abou t the ZyAIR G-300 Wireless LAN Utility that you use to configure your ZyAIR.
ZyAIR G-300 User’s Guide xiv Preface Wireless Access Point Computer Notebook computer Server Modem Wireless Signal Telephone Swi tch Router.
ZyAIR G-300 User’s Guide Getting Started 1-1 Chapter 1 Getting Started This chapter prepares you to using the ZyAIR Utility. 1.1 About Y o ur ZyAIR G-300 The ZyAIR G-300 is an IEEE 802.11g compliant wire less LAN adapter. With the ZyAIR, you can en joy the wireless mobility within the coverage area.
ZyAIR G-300 User’s Guide 1-2 Getting Started 1.4 Windows XP Users Only You must disable WZC if y ou want to use the ZyAIR utility. Refer to the append ices on how to deactivate WZC or how t o use WZC to manage the Zy AIR.
ZyAIR G-300 User’s Guide Using the ZyAIR Utility 2-1 Chapter 2 Using the ZyAIR Utility This chapter shows you how to config ure the ZyAIR using the ZyAIR Utility. 2.1 About Wireless LAN Network This section describes each wi reless LAN parameter. 2.
ZyAIR G-300 User’s Guide 2-2 Using the ZyAIR Utility Figure 2-1 Ad-hoc Net w ork Example T o set up an ad-hoc network, configure all w ireless clients in ad-hoc net w ork type and use the same SSID and channel. Infrastructure When a number of wireless clients are connected usin g a single AP, you have a B a sic Service Set (BSS).
ZyAIR G-300 User’s Guide Using the ZyAIR Utility 2-3 Figure 2-3 Infrastructure Net w ork Example 2.1.5 Roaming In an infrastruc ture network, wireless st ations are a ble to swit ch from one BSS to a nother as t hey move between the c overage areas.
ZyAIR G-300 User’s Guide 2-4 Using the ZyAIR Utility 2.1.6 Profile The Profile function allows you to save th e wireless network settings in this screen, use one of th e pre- configured network profiles or reset the setting s in this screen to the factory default value s.
ZyAIR G-300 User’s Guide Using the ZyAIR Utility 2-5 send it. The AP then responds with a CTS (Clear to Send) message to all other stations within its range to notify them to defer their transmission. It also reserv es and confirms with the requesting station the ti me frame for the requested tra n smission.
ZyAIR G-300 User’s Guide 2-6 Using the ZyAIR Utility Dat a Encryption w ith WEP WEP (Wired E quivalent P rivacy) encry ption scram bles all data packets transmitted between the ZyAIR and the AP or ot her wireless stat ions to keep net w ork comm unications private.
ZyAIR G-300 User’s Guide Using the ZyAIR Utility 2-7 Therefore, if y ou don’t have an external RADIUS ser ver, you should use WPA-PSK (WPA -Pre-S hared Key) that only requires a single (ide ntical) password entere d into each access p oint, wirele ss gateway and wireless client.
ZyAIR G-300 User’s Guide 2-8 Using the ZyAIR Utility Figure 2-7 WPA-PSK Authentication 2.2.5 WP A with RADIUS Application Example You need the IP addr ess of the RADIUS server, its port number ( default is 1812), and the RADIUS shar ed secret. A WPA application exam ple with an external RADIUS server l ooks as follows.
ZyAIR G-300 User’s Guide Using the ZyAIR Utility 2-9 Figure 2-8 WPA with RADIUS Application Example 2.3 The Configuration Screen Click the Configuration tab to display the screen as shown n ext.
ZyAIR G-300 User’s Guide 2-10 Using the ZyAIR Utility Figure 2-9 Configuration The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 2-1 Configuration LABEL DESCRIPTION Profile This field displays the name of a predefined profile. To use a previously saved net work profile, select the profile f ile name from the drop- down list box.
ZyAIR G-300 User’s Guide Using the ZyAIR Utility 2-11 Table 2-1 Configuration LABEL DESCRIPTION SSID Enter the SSID (Service Set IDentifier) of the AP or the peer ad-hoc computer to which you want to associate. To associate to an ad-hoc net work, you must enter the same SSID as the peer ad-hoc computer.
ZyAIR G-300 User’s Guide 2-12 Using the ZyAIR Utility Table 2-1 Configuration LABEL DESCRIPTION Link Strength The status bar and the percentage num ber or a number in dBm sho w the strength of the signal. Rescan Click Rescan to re-estab lish connection to the wireless dev ice whose SSID is shown in the State field.
ZyAIR G-300 User’s Guide Using the ZyAIR Utility 2-13 Table 2-2 Configuration: Adv anced LABAL DESCRIPTION RTS Threshold Data with its frame size larger than this value will perform the RTS/CTS handshak e. Setting this attribute to be larger than the maximum MSDU (MAC service data unit) size turns off the RTS/CTS handshake.
ZyAIR G-300 User’s Guide 2-14 Using the ZyAIR Utility Figure 2-11 Configuration: Privacy Configuration: Security The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 2-3 Configuration: Priv acy Configuration: Security LABEL DESCRIPTION Privacy Authentication Mode Select an authenticati on mode.
ZyAIR G-300 User’s Guide Using the ZyAIR Utility 2-15 Table 2-3 Configuration: Priv acy Configuration: Security LABEL DESCRIPTION Enable IEEE 802.1X Authentication for this network Select this checkbox to enable IEEE 802.1X authentication to log into th e network.
ZyAIR G-300 User’s Guide 2-16 Using the ZyAIR Utility Table 2-3 Configuration: Priv acy Configuration: Security LABEL DESCRIPTION Network Key Enter the pre-shared key (PSK) or passphrase from 8 to 63 case-sens itive ASCII characters (including spaces and symbols).
ZyAIR G-300 User’s Guide Using the ZyAIR Utility 2-17 Figure 2-12 Configuration: Privacy Configuration: Certification The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 2-4 Configuration: Priv acy Configuration: Certification LABEL DESCRIPTION Certificate Information Specify t he cert ificate(s) in the fields.
ZyAIR G-300 User’s Guide 2-18 Using the ZyAIR Utility Table 2-4 Configuration: Priv acy Configuration: Certification LABEL DESCRIPTION Certificate Authority T his field is ap plicable for PEAP and TLS authentication mo des. Select a certificate authority.
ZyAIR G-300 User’s Guide Using the ZyAIR Utility 2-19 Figure 2-13 Site Survey The following table describes the labels in the table. Table 2-5 Site Survey LABEL DESCRIPTION ESSID This field displays the SSID (o r name) of each wireless device. BSSID This field displays the MAC address of the wireless device.
ZyAIR G-300 User’s Guide 2-20 Using the ZyAIR Utility Table 2-5 Site Survey LABEL DESCRIPTION Join Click Join to associate to the selected wireless device. 2.4.1 Connecting to a Network Follow the st eps below t o connect to a network using the Si te Survey screen.
ZyAIR G-300 User’s Guide Using the ZyAIR Utility 2-21 Figure 2-14 ZyAIR Utility: About The following table d escribes the r ead-only fields in this screen. Table 2-6 ZyAIR Utility: About FIELD DESCRIPTION Configuration Utility Version This field displays the versi on number of the Z yAIR Utility.
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ZyAIR G-300 User’s Guide Maintenance 3-1 Chapter 3 Maintenance This chapter describes how to uninstall or upgrade the ZyAIR Utility. 3.1 Removing the ZyAIR Utility Follow the steps below to remove (or uninstall) the ZyAIR Utility from your computer.
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ZyAIR G-300 User’s Guide Troubleshooting 4-1 Chapter 4 Troubleshooting This chapter covers pote ntial problems and the possi ble remedies. After each pr oblem description, some instructions are p rovided to help you to diagnose and to solve the problem .
ZyAIR G-300 User’s Guide 4-2 Troubleshooting Table 4-2 Troubleshooting Communi cation Problems PROBLEM CORRECTIVE ACTION B. Ad-Hoc Verify that the peer computer(s) is turned on. Make sure the ZyAIR and the peer computer(s) are usin g the same SSID and channel.
ZyAIR G-300 User’s Guide Disable Win d ows XP Wire l ess LAN Co n f iguration T o o l A Appendix A Disable Windows XP Wireless LAN Configuration T ool Windows XP includes a con figuration tool (also known as W ireless Zero Configuration (WZC)) for wireless devices.
ZyAIR G-300 User’s Guide 2. Windows XP SP1 : When a Wireless Network Connection window displays, click Advanced… . Diagram 2 Windows XP SP1: Wireless Net work Connection Windows XP SP2 : When a Wireless Network Connection window displays, click Change advanced set tings unde r Related Tas ks and then the Wireless Networks tab.
ZyAIR G-300 User’s Guide Disable Windows XP Wireless LAN Configuration Tool C 3. In the Wireless Network Connecti on Properties window, make sure the Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings check box is not selected.
ZyAIR G-300 User’s Guide D Disable Win d ows XP Wire l ess LAN Co n f iguration T o o l Diagram 5 Windows XP SP2: Wireless Net work Connection Properties Via the Con trol Panel 1. If the icon for the wireless network connection is not in the system tray, click Sta rt , Control Panel and double -click Netw ork Connections .
ZyAIR G-300 User’s Guide Disable Windows XP Wireless LAN Configuration T o ol E 2. Double-click on the icon f or wireless ne twork connection to display a status window as shown next. Diagram 6 Windows XP SP1: Wireless Net work Connection Status Diagram 7 Windows XP SP2: Wireless Net work Connection Status 3.
ZyAIR G-300 User’s Guide F Disable Win d ows XP Wire l ess LAN Co n f iguration T o o l 4. In the Wireless Network Connecti on Properties window, make sure the Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings check box is not selected. Click OK .
ZyAIR G-300 User’s Guide Disable Windows XP Wireless LAN Configuration Tool G Diagram 9 Windows XP SP2: Wireless Net work Connection Properties.
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ZyAIR G-300 User’s Guide Management with Wireless Zero Configuration I Appendix B Management with Wireless Zero Configuration This appendix shows you how to manage your ZyAIR using the Windows XP wirel ess configuration tool. Be sure you have the Windows XP service pack 2 installed on you r computer.
ZyAIR G-300 User’s Guide J Management with Wireless Zero Configuration Connecting to a Wireless Net w ork 1. Double-click the network icon for wireless connections in the system tray to open th e Wireless Network Connection Status screen.
ZyAIR G-300 User’s Guide Management with Wireless Zero Configuration K Diagram 12 Windows XP SP2: Wireless Net w ork Connection Status Windows X P SP1: In the Wireless Network Connecti on Status screen, click Properties and t he Wireless Networks tab to open the Wireless Network Connection Properties screen.
ZyAIR G-300 User’s Guide L Management with Wireless Zero Configuration Diagram 13 Windows XP SP1: Wireless Net w ork Connection Status 3. Windows XP SP2: Click Refresh network list to reload and search for available wireless devices within transmission range.
ZyAIR G-300 User’s Guide Management with Wireless Zero Configuration M Diagram 14 Windows XP SP2: Wireless Net w ork Connection The following table describes the icons in the wireless network list. Chart 2 Windo w s XP SP2: Wireless Network Connection ICON DESCRIPTION This denotes that the wireless security is activated for the wireless net work.
ZyAIR G-300 User’s Guide N Management with Wireless Zero Configuration Windows XP SP1: Click Refresh to reload and search for available wireless devices within transmission range.
ZyAIR G-300 User’s Guide Management with Wireless Zero Configuration O Diagram 16 Windows XP SP2: Wireless Net w ork Connection: WEP or WPA-PSK Diagram 17 Windows XP SP2: Wireless Net w ork Connection: No Security 5.
ZyAIR G-300 User’s Guide P Management with Wireless Zero Configuration Diagram 18 Windows XP: Wireless (n etwork) properties: Asso ciation The following table describes the labels in this screen.
ZyAIR G-300 User’s Guide Management with Wireless Zero Configuration Q Chart 4 Windo w s XP: Wireless (net work) proper ties: Association LABEL DESCRIPTION Confirm network key Enter the key again for confirmation. Key index (advanced) Select a default WEP key to use for data encr yption.
ZyAIR G-300 User’s Guide R Management with Wireless Zero Configuration Diagram 19 Windo ws XP: Wireless (network) properties: Au thentication The following table describes the labels in this screen. Chart 5 Windo w s XP: Wireless (network) proper ties: Authentication LABEL DESCRIPTION Enable IEEE 802.
ZyAIR G-300 User’s Guide Management with Wireless Zero Configuration S Chart 5 Windo w s XP: Wireless (network) proper ties: Authentication LABEL DESCRIPTION Authenticate as guest when user or compu.
ZyAIR G-300 User’s Guide T Management with Wireless Zero Configuration The following table describes the labels in this screen. Chart 6 Windows XP: Protected EAP Properties LABEL DESCRIPTION Validate server certificate Select the check box to verify the ce rtificate of the aut hentication server.
ZyAIR G-300 User’s Guide Management with Wireless Zero Configuration U Smart Card or other Certificate Properties Diagram 21 Windows XP: Smart Card or other Cer t ificate Properties The following table describes the labels in this screen.
ZyAIR G-300 User’s Guide V Management with Wireless Zero Configuration Chart 7 Windo w s XP: Smart Card or other Certificate Properties LABEL DESCRIPTION Trusted Root Certification Authorities: Select a trusted certification authority from the list bel ow.
ZyAIR G-300 User’s Guide Management with Wireless Zero Configuration W Diagram 22 Windows XP SP2: Wireless Net w orks: Preferred Networks Windows X P SP1: In the Wireless Network Connecti on Status screen, click Properties and t he Wireless Networks tab to ope n the screen a s shown.
ZyAIR G-300 User’s Guide X Management with Wireless Zero Configuration Diagram 23 Windows XP SP1: Wireless Net w orks: Preferred Networks 2. Whenever the ZyAIR tries t o connect to a new networ k, the new network is added in t he Preferred networks table automatically.
ZyAIR G-300 User’s Guide Management with Wireless Zero Configuration Y Appendix C T ypes of EAP Authentication This appendix discusses th e five popular EAP authentication type s: EAP-M D5 , EAP-TLS , EAP-TTLS , PEAP and LEAP . The type o f authenticat ion you use de pends on the RADI US server.
ZyAIR G-300 User’s Guide Z Management with Wireless Zero Configuration For added sec urity, certificat e-based authent ications (E AP-TLS, EAP-TTLS a n d PEAP) use dynamic keys for data enc ryption. They are often deployed in corporate e nvironm ents, but for p ublic depl oyment, a simple user na me and password pair is m ore practical .
ZyAIR G-300 User’s Guide Product Specifications AA Appendix D Product S pecifications Product Specifications Product Name ZyAIR G-300 Wireless LAN PCI Adapter Type 3.3V 32-bit PCI adapter Standards IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.11g Network Architectures Infrastructure Ad-Hoc Operating Fre quencies 2.
ZyAIR G-300 User’s Guide Product Specifications BB Product Specifications Weight <80g Dimension 134mm(L)*121mm(W)*22mm(H).
ZyAIR G-300 User’s Guide Index CC Index A About ..................................................... 2-20 Accessing the Zy AIR Utilit y ..................... 1-2 AdHoc Chan nel ..................................... 2-11 authenticatio n ............
ZyAIR G-300 User’s Guide DD Index IEEE 802.1X .......................................... 2-15 IEEE 802.1X authent ication ................... 2-15 Independent Basic Service Set...... See IBSS Information for Canadian Users .................. iv Caution .
ZyAIR G-300 User’s Guide Index EE U Upgrading the ZyAI R Utility ..................... 3-1 User Authenti cation ................................. 2-6 Using the ZyAI R Utility ............................. 2-1 W Warranty .............................
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