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ZyXEL AG-200 User’s Guide
ZyXEL AG-200
802.11a/b/g Wireless USB 2.0 Adapter
User's Guide
Version 1.0
October 2004
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ZyXEL AG-200 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 Corporati
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ZyXEL AG-200 User’s Guide ZyXEL Limited Warranty ZyXEL warrants to the original end user (purchaser) that this product is free from any defects in materials or workmanship for a period of up to two (2) years from the date of purchase. During the warranty period and upon proof of purchase, should the product have indications of failure due to faulty workmanship and/or materials, ZyXEL will, at its discretion, repair or replace the defective products or components without charge for either
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ZyXEL AG-200 User’s Guide Federal Communications Commission (FCC) 1 Interference Statement The device complies with Part 15 of FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: • This device may not cause harmful interference. • This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operations. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. The
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ZyXEL AG-200 User’s Guide Customer Support When contacting your Customer Support Representative, please have the following information ready: Product model and serial number. Warranty Information. Date you received your product. Brief description of the problem and the steps you took to solve it. 2 METHOD SUPPORT E-MAIL TELEPHONE WEB SITE REGULAR MAIL 2 SALES E-MAIL FAX FTP SITE LOCATION WORLDWIDE support@zyxel.com.tw +886-3-578-3942 www.zyxel.com ZyXEL Communications Corp
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ZyXEL AG-200 User’s Guide Table of Contents Copyright.......................................................................................................................................................ii ZyXEL Limited Warranty..........................................................................................................................iii Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Interference Statement .................................................. iv Customer Support ....
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ZyXEL AG-200 User’s Guide 2.4 RTS/CTS Threshold......................................................................................................................2-8 2.5 Authentication Type .....................................................................................................................2-9 Chapter 3 Maintenance .............................................................................................................................3-1 3.1 The Version Screen ......
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ZyXEL AG-200 User’s Guide Preface Congratulations on the purchase of your new ZyXEL AG-200! About This User's Guide This manual provides information about the ZyXEL Wireless LAN Utility. Syntax Conventions • “Type” or “Enter” means for you to type one or more characters. "Select" or "Choose" means for you to use one of the predefined choices. • Mouse action sequences are denoted using a comma. For example, “click the Apple icon, Control Panels and then Modem” means first click the Ap
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ZyXEL AG-200 User’s Guide Graphics Icons Key Notebook computer Computer Wireless Access Point Modem Wireless Signal Server Switch Router Telephone Preface ix
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ZyXEL AG-200 User’s Guide Chapter 1 Getting Started This chapter introduces the ZyXEL AG-200 and prepares you to use the ZyXEL Utility. 1.1 About Your ZyXEL AG-200 The ZyXEL AG-200 is an IEEE 802.11a, 802.11b, and 802.11g compliant wireless LAN adapter. With the ZyXEL AG-200, you can enjoy wireless mobility within almost any wireless networking environment. The following lists the main features of your ZyXEL AG-200. • Your ZyXEL AG-200 can communicate with other IEEE 802.11a/b/g comp
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ZyXEL AG-200 User’s Guide Double-clicking on the icon will display the following ZyXEL utility window. Each of the pages (Network, Profile, Site Survey, Options, Version) presented in the ZyXEL Utility are explained in the following sections. 1-2 Getting Started
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ZyXEL AG-200 User’s Guide 1.3.1 Network This page shows how the network is presently configured: network mode, information on the connected AP, TCP/IP, etc. This information cannot be modified in the Network screen. The “Current Status” (lower) window shows the signal quality, signal strength, channel, etc. between the client and AP. It is always in view regardless of which page (Network, Profile, Search, Option, Version) is selected within the ZyXEL Utility. Getting Started 1-3
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ZyXEL AG-200 User’s Guide 1.3.2 Profile This page is used to manage connections with Access Points. You can create different configuration profiles for connections with different APs and SSIDs. The advantage of saving different profiles is the easiness of quickly changing connections without having to configure the PC with every single variable each time a connection change is made. Also, when configuring TCP/IP via the ZyXEL Utility you do not need to reboot the PC as when TCP/IP config
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ZyXEL AG-200 User’s Guide 1) Click on [Add] and the following screen will appear. 2) On this screen you will insert some basic settings for your wireless network. a. [Profile Name] Enter in a descriptive name for this profile. b. [Network Mode] If connecting to an access point or wireless router, choose 3 “Infrastructure” . If you are going to network one computer directly to another 4 computer without an access point, then choose “Ad-Hoc” . c. [SSID] Select [Browse] The utilit
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ZyXEL AG-200 User’s Guide then click on [Add to Profile]. If the access point you choose has encryption enabled, a window will pop up reminding you to enter the encryption information on the next page. If your access point is not listed, close the [Site Survey] window, and type the name of the SSID into the [SSID] field. d. Click [Next]. The following screen will appear. This screen will vary in appearance depending on whether any encryption was detected with your access point. 3) E
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ZyXEL AG-200 User’s Guide a. Click [Next]. The following screen will appear. 4) On this screen you will configure the wireless modes supported by this profile. a. Under [Frequency Band], put a check mark next to each wireless protocol you want this profile to support. If you are unsure of which protocol to choose, leave all checked. b. For [802.11g Configuration] leave all settings at default unless instructed by your network administrator to change them. Getting Start
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ZyXEL AG-200 User’s Guide c. Click [Next]. The following screen will appear. 5) Final Step a. Uncheck the box [Apply this profile now] if you do not want to activate this profile at this time. b. Click [Save] to complete the wizard and save the profile you have just created. Remove To remove a profile from the “Profile List” select it and then click on [Remove]. Apply If you want to change the current profile with another profile from the “Profile List”, select the desired profile
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ZyXEL AG-200 User’s Guide Each page in [Properties] is explained below. Getting Started 1-9
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ZyXEL AG-200 User’s Guide Basic Settings: In this page, you can verify the name of the current profile. [Profile Name] Allows you to change the name of the current profile. [Network Mode] Allows you to change between Infrastructure and Ad-Hoc networking modes. [SSID] Allows you to change the SSID that this profile will associate with. Use the [Browse] button to perform a site survey and select the SSID from a list of available SSIDs. Keep in mind when manually entering an SSID that SSI
