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ZyXEL G-360
802.11g Wireless PCI Adapter
User's Guide
Version 3.0
8/2005
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ZyXEL G-360 User’s Guide Copyright Copyright ©2005 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 Corporatio
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ZyXEL G-360 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 G-360 User’s Guide Federal Communications Commission (FCC) 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. These
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ZyXEL G-360 User’s Guide Table of Contents Copyright.......................................................................................................................................................ii ZyXEL Limited Warranty ..........................................................................................................................iii Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Interference Statement...................................................iv List of Figures.......
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ZyXEL G-360 User’s Guide 6.1.1 Enabling OTIST...................................................................................................................6-1 6.1.2 Starting OTIST ....................................................................................................................6-2 6.1.3 Notes on OTIST...................................................................................................................6-3 6.2 Configuring the Adapter Screen .................
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ZyXEL G-360 User’s Guide List of Figures Figure 1-1 Infrastructure Example ...............................................................................................................1-2 Figure 1-2 Ad-Hoc Example ........................................................................................................................1-3 Figure 1-3 ZyXEL Utility: System Tray Icon ..............................................................................................1-4 Figure 1-4 S
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ZyXEL G-360 User’s Guide List of Tables Table 1-1ZyXEL Utility: System Tray Icon.................................................................................................1-4 Table 1-2 Screen Summary..........................................................................................................................1-5 Table 2-1 Link Info......................................................................................................................................2-2 Table 2
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ZyXEL G-360 User’s Guide Chapter 1 Getting Started This chapter introduces the G-360 and prepares you to use the ZyXEL Utility. 1.1 About Your G-360 The G-360 is an IEEE 802.11g compliant wireless LAN adapter. The following lists the main features of your G-360. See the product specifications in the appendix for detailed features. • Automatic rate adjustment to that of the associated wireless network • Security: WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy), IEEE 802.1x, WPA-PSK, WPA (Wi-Fi Prote
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ZyXEL G-360 User’s Guide 1.3 Graphics Icons Key Notebook computer Computer Wireless Access Point Modem or Router Wireless Signal Server 1.4 Application Overview 1.4.1 Infrastructure To connect to a network via an Access Point (AP), set the G-360 network type to Infrastructure. Through the AP, you can access the Internet or the wired network behind the AP. Figure 1-1 Infrastructure Example 1-2 Getting Start
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ZyXEL G-360 User’s Guide 1.4.2 Ad-Hoc In case you prefer to set up a small independent wireless workgroup without an AP, use the Ad-Hoc mode. Ad-hoc mode does not require an AP or a wired network. Two or more wireless clients communicate directly to each other. Figure 1-2 Ad-Hoc Example To set up an Ad-Hoc network, configure all wireless clients in Ad-Hoc network type and use the same SSID, channel and security. 1.5 G-360 Hardware and Utility Installation Follow the instructions i
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ZyXEL G-360 User’s Guide DO NOT use WZC or the Odyssey Client Manager and the ZyXEL Utility at the same time. 1.7 Accessing the ZyXEL Utility After you install and start the ZyXEL Utility, an icon for the ZyXEL Utility appears in the system tray. When the ZyXEL Utility system tray icon displays, the G-360 is installed properly. Figure 1-3 ZyXEL Utility: System Tray Icon The color of the ZyXEL Utility system tray icon indicates the status of the G-360. Refer to the following table for
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ZyXEL G-360 User’s Guide Figure 1-4 Screen Overview The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 1-2 Screen Summary SCREEN DESCRIPTION Link Info Use this screen to see your current connection status, configuration and data rate statistics. Site Survey Use this screen to scan for a wireless network. configure wireless security (if activated on the selected network). connect to a wireless network. Profile Use this screen to add, delete, edit or activate a pro
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ZyXEL G-360 User’s Guide 1.8.1 Site Survey After you insert the G-360 and install the ZyXEL Utility, follow the steps below to connect to a network using the Site Survey screen. 1. Make sure a wireless network is available and within range. 2. Open the ZyXEL Utility and click the Site Survey tab to open the screen as shown next. 3. Click Scan to search for available wireless networks. Figure 1-5 Site Survey 4. To join a network, either click an SSID in the table and then click Connect
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ZyXEL G-360 User’s Guide If the selected network is unavailable or security settings are not correct, the G- 360 will be disconnected. Figure 1-6 Site Survey: Security Settings 6. Verify that you have successfully connected to the selected network and check the network information in the Link Info screen. If the G-360 is not connected to a network, the fields in this screen are blank. Figure 1-7 Link Info Getting Started 1-7
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ZyXEL G-360 User’s Guide 1.8.2 Profiles A profile is a set of wireless parameters that you need to connect to a wireless network. With a profile activated, each time you start the G-360, it automatically scans for the specific SSID and joins that network with the pre-defined wireless security settings. If the specified network is not available, the G-360 will be disconnected. If you do not configure and activate a profile, each time you start the G-360, the G-360 uses the default profile
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ZyXEL G-360 User’s Guide 4. Give the profile a descriptive name (of up to 32 printable ASCII characters). If you want to connect to an AP, select Infrastructure and enter the AP’s SSID. If you want to connect to another peer wireless device directly (without an AP), select Ad-Hoc and enter the same SSID as that device. Figure 1-9 Profile: Add Getting Started 1-9
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ZyXEL G-360 User’s Guide 5. If you selected Infrastructure, skip to the next step. If you selected Ad-Hoc, use the same channel as the peer wireless device. Figure 1-10 Profile: Channel 1-10 Getting Started
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ZyXEL G-360 User’s Guide 6. If you selected Infrastructure, choose the same encryption method (Disable, WEP, WPA, WPA2, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK or 802.1x) as the AP to which you want to connect. If you selected Ad- Hoc, you can only use WEP. Figure 1-11 Profile: Encryption Getting Started 1-11
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ZyXEL G-360 User’s Guide 7. This screen varies depending on the encryption method you selected in the previous screen. Enter the same settings as the associated network. Figure 1-12 Profile: Security 1-12 Getting Started
