User manual ZYXEL G-102 V1.0

[. . . ] ZyXEL G-102 802. 11g Wireless CardBus Card User's Guide Version 1. 0 September 2004 ZyXEL G-102 User's Guide Copyright Copyright ©2004 by ZyXEL Communications Corporation The contents of this publication may not be reproduced in any part or as a whole, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, translated into any language, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, photocopying, manual, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of ZyXEL Communications Corporation. Published by ZyXEL Communications Corporation. Disclaimer ZyXEL does not assume any liability arising out of the application or use of any products, or software described herein. Neither does it convey any license under its patent rights nor the patents' rights of others. [. . . ] This field displays the current data receiving rate in kilobits per second (Kbps). 3. 2 The Site Survey Screen Use the Site Survey screen to scan for and connect to a wireless network automatically. Using the ZyXEL Utility 3-3 ZyXEL G-102 User's Guide Figure 3-3 Site Survey The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 3-3 Site Survey LABEL DESCRIPTION Available Network List The device information in bold indicates the wireless network to which the ZyXEL G-102 is associated. Click a column heading to sort the entries. A triangle indicates ascending or descending sort order. 3-4 Using the ZyXEL Utility ZyXEL G-102 User's Guide Table 3-3 Site Survey LABEL , , or denotes that the wireless device is in infrastructure mode but the wireless security is deactivated. denotes that the wireless device is in Ad-Hoc mode and the wireless security is activated. denotes that the wireless device is in Ad-Hoc mode but the wireless security is deactivated. SSID Channel Signal Scan Connect This field displays the SSID (Service Set IDentifier) of each wireless device. This field displays the channel number used by each wireless device. This field displays the signal strength of each wireless device. Click Scan to search for available wireless devices within transmission range. Click Connect to associate to the selected wireless device. DESCRIPTION denotes that the wireless device is in infrastructure mode and the wireless security is activated. Site Info Click an entry in the Available Network List table to display the information of the selected wireless device. Network Type Channel Encryption MAC address Surveyed at This field displays the network type (Infrastructure or Ad Hoc) of the wireless device. This field displays the channel number used by each wireless device. This field shows whether WEP data encryption is activated (WEP, WPA-PSK, WPARADIUS or WPA) or inactive (Disabled). This field displays the MAC address of the wireless device. This field displays the time when the wireless device is scanned. 3. 2. 1 Connecting to a Network Follow the steps below to connect to a network using the Site Survey screen. Click Scan to search for all available wireless networks within range. To join a network, either click an entry in the table to select a wireless network and then click Connect or double-click an entry. If the wireless security is activated for the selected wireless network, the Security Settings screen displays. You must set the related fields in the Security Settings screen to the same Using the ZyXEL Utility 3-5 ZyXEL G-102 User's Guide security settings as the associated AP. Refer to Section 3. 2. 2 for more information. [. . . ] See SSID Shared authentication mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10 Site Survey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3 SSID. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1, 3-15 Syntax Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii T Temporal Key Integrity Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6 The Adapter Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-21 TKIP . . . . . . . . . . See Temporal Key Integrity Protocol TLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii Transmission Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-22 Transmission Speeds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1 Transport Layer Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . See TLS Trend Chart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3 Troubleshooting Communication problem with other computers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2 Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1 Checking Hardware Conflict . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1 Communication problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2 Problem with link status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2 Radio interference. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2 Starting ZyXEL Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1 TTLS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii Tunneled Transport Layer Service. . . . . . . See TTLS O Online Registration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]