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ZyAIR Wireless LAN Utility
Copyright
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ZyXEL Limited Warranty
ZyXEL...faulty workmanship and/or materials, ZyXEL will, at its discretion, ...will be solely at the discretion of ZyXEL. This warranty shall not apply if... use or purpose. ZyXEL shall in no event be held...
To obtain the services of this warranty, contact ZyXEL's Service Center for your Return... shipped by ZyXEL to the corresponding return address, Postage Paid...
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Information for Canadian Users
The Industry Canada label identifies certified equipment. This certification means that the equipment meets certain telecommunications network protective operation and safety requirements. The Industry Canada does not guarantee that the equipment will operate to a user's satisfaction. Before installing this equipment, users should ensure ...
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Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Interference Statement1
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... page at www.zyxel.com.
1 Refer to the Quick Installation Guide for model specificFCC statement(s) and the procedure to view the...
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...FCC) Interference Statement v Customer Support...vii List of Figures...xi List of Tables ...xii Preface...xiii Chapter 1 Getting Started ...1-1
1.1 ZyAIR Hardware and Utility Installation 1-1 1.2 Disable Windows XP Wireless LAN Configuration Tool 1-1 1.3 Accessing the ZyAIR Utility...1-3 Chapter 2 Using the ZyAIR Utility...2-1 2.1 About Wireless LAN Network...2-1
2.1.1 SSID ...2-1 2.1.2 Channel...
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Chapter 3 Maintenance ...3-1 3.1 Removing the ZyAIR Utility ...3-1 3.2 Upgrading the ZyAIR Utility...3-1
Chapter 4 Troubleshooting ...4-1 4.1 Problems Starting the ZyAIR Utility Program 4-1 4.2 Problems Communicating With Other Computers 4-2 4.3 Problem with the Link Status...4-2
Index ...A
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List of Figures
Figure 1-1 Windows XP: System Tray Icon 1-1 Figure 1-2 Windows XP: Wireless Network Connection Status 1-2 Figure 1-3 Windows XP: Connect to Wireless Network 1-2 Figure 1-4 Windows XP: Wireless Network Connection Properties 1-3 Figure 1-5 ZyAIR Utility: System Tray Icon 1-3 Figure 2-1 BSS Example...2-2 Figure 2-2 Infrastructure Network Example 2-3 ...
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... font.
• The ZyXEL ZyAIR wireless LAN adapter is referred to as the ZyAIR in this guide. • The ZyAIR Wireless LAN Utility may be referred to as the ZyAIR WLAN Utility or, simply, as
the ZyAIR Utility in this guide. Related Documentation
Support Disk Refer to the included CD for support documents and device drivers. Quick Installation Guide Our Quick Installation Guide is designed to...
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... you to using the ZyAIR Utility.
1.1 ZyAIR Hardware and Utility Installation
Follow the instructions in the Quick Installation Guide to install the ZyAIR Utility and driver and make hardware connections.
1.2 Disable Windows XP Wireless LAN Configuration Tool
Windows XP includes a configuration tool for wireless devices. DO NOT use the Windows XP configuration tool and the ZyAIR Utility at the same...
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... Wireless LAN Utility Step 3. Double-click on the icon for wireless network connection to display a status window as shown
next.
Figure 1-2 Windows XP: Wireless Network Connection Status Step 4. Click Properties and click the Wireless Networks tab. Then skip to Step 6. Step 5. When a Connect to Wireless Network window displays, click Advanced....
Figure 1-3 Windows XP: Connect to Wireless Network...
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Step 6. In the Wireless Network Connection Properties window, make sure the Use Windows to configure my wireless network settings check box is not selected. Click OK.
Figure 1-4 Windows XP: Wireless Network Connection Properties
1.3 Accessing the ZyAIR Utility
After you installed the ZyAIR Utility, an icon for the ZyAIR Utility appears in the system tray. When the ZyAIR...
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Table 2-1 Link Info
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
Current Service This field displays the name of the wireless device to which the ZyAIR is associated. Set Identifier
Tx/Rx Frame
Transmitted This field displays the number of data frames transmitted.
Received This field displays the number of data frames received.
Link Quality
The status bar and the percentage number...
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LABEL Help
Table 2-2 Configuration
DESCRIPTION Click Help to display the on-line help window.
2.4 The Site Survey Screen
Use the Site Survey screen to scan for and connect to a wireless network automatically.
Figure 2-6 Site Survey The following table describes the labels in this screen.
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Table 2-3 Site Survey
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
SSID
This field displays the SSID (Service Set IDentifier) of each wireless device.
BSSID
This field displays the MAC address of the wireless device.
Channel
This field displays the channel number used by each wireless device.
Signal
This field displays the signal strength of each wireless device.
WEP
This field shows ...
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Table 2-5 Security
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
PassPhrase
When you select the Create with PassPhrase option, enter the passphrase. As you enter the passphrase, the ZyAIR automatically generates four different WEP keys and displays them in the key fields below.
Refer to Section 2.5.1 for more information.
Manual... digits ...display the on-line help window.
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Table 2-6 Advanced
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
Transmit Threshold Control
Fragmentation The threshold (number of bytes) for the fragmentation boundary for directed Threshold messages. It is the maximum data fragment size that can be sent.
Move the slider to set the fragmentation threshold.
RTS/CTS Threshold
Data with its frame size larger than this...
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Figure 2-11 About The following table describes the read-only fields in this screen.
Table 2-7 About
FIELD Driver Version Utility Version Firmware Version OK Cancel Help
DESCRIPTION This field displays the version number of the ZyAIR wireless card driver. This field displays the version number of the ZyAIR Utility. This field displays the version of the firmware on ...
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... from your computer. Step 1. Click Start, Programs, ZyAIR Wireless LAN Utility, Uninstall. Step 2. When prompted, click OK to remove the driver and the utility software.
Figure 3-1 Confirm File Deletion Step 3. When prompted to restart your computer, click Yes and then click Finish.
3.2 Upgrading the ZyAIR Utility
Before you uninstall the ZyAIR Utility, save the current network configuration. To...
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.... Click Start, Settings, Control Panel, System, Hardware and Device Manager. Verify the status of the ZyAIR under Network Adapter. (Steps may vary depending on the version of Windows).
Install the ZyAIR in another computer.
If the error persists, you may have a hardware problem. In this case, you should contact your local vendor.
When the ZyAIR Wireless LAN Utility displays only three tabs...
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... with 2-11 WEP Key 2-11, 2-12
Type 2-13 Windows XP Requirement 1-1 Wired Equivalent Privacy See WEP Wireless LAN Parameters
Channel 2-1 Configuring 2-6 Network Type 2-2 SSID 2-1 Transmission Rate 2-1 Wireless LAN Security 2-11 Data Encryption with WEP 2-11 Wireless Network Basics 1-1
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ZyAIR Utility 3-1 About 2-18 Before you upgrade 3-1 Link Info 2-5 Removing 3-1 Site Survey...