User manual ZYXEL G-202

[. . . ] ZyXEL G-202 802. 11g Wireless USB Adapter User's Guide Version 2. 00 Edition 1 5/2007 ZyXEL G-202 User's Guide Copyright Copyright © 2007 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. All rights reserved. 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 patent rights of others. [. . . ] Refer to Section 1. 2. 3 on page 21 for more information. Transmission Rate This field displays the current transmission rate of the G-202 in megabits per second (Mbps). Security This field displays whether data encryption is activated (WEP (WEP or 802. 1x), TKIP (WPA/WPA-PSK/WPA2/WPA2-PSK), AES (WPA/WPA-PSK/WPA2/WPA2PSK)) or inactive (DISABLE). 42 Chapter 4 Wireless Station Mode Configuration ZyXEL G-202 User's Guide Table 3 Station Mode: Link Info (continued) LABEL Channel Status Statistics Transmit Rate Receive Rate Authentication Network Mode Total Transmit Total Receive Link Quality Trend Chart Signal Strength This field displays the current data transmission rate in kilobits per second (Kbps). This field displays the current data receiving rate in kilobits per second (Kbps). This field displays the wireless standard (B or G) of the AP or peer computer. Click this button to display the real-time statistics of the data rate in kilobits per second (Kbps). The signal strength is mainly depending on the antenna output power and the distance between your G-202 and the AP or peer computer. If there are too many wireless stations in a wireless network, collisions may occur which could result in a loss of messages even though you have high signal strength. DESCRIPTION This field displays the radio channel the G-202 is currently using. This field displays the authentication type of the wireless network. Link Quality 4. 2. 1 Trend Chart Click Trend Chart in the Link Info screen to display a screen as shown below. Use this screen to view real-time data traffic statistics. Figure 23 Station Mode: Link Info: Trend Chart Chapter 4 Wireless Station Mode Configuration 43 ZyXEL G-202 User's Guide The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 4 Station Mode: Link Info: Trend Chart LABEL Transmit Receive DESCRIPTION This field displays the current data transmission rate in kilobits per second (Kbps). This field displays the current data receiving rate in kilobits per second (Kbps). 4. 3 The Site Survey Screen Use the Site Survey screen to scan for and connect to a wireless network automatically. Figure 24 Station Mode: Site Survey 44 Chapter 4 Wireless Station Mode Configuration ZyXEL G-202 User's Guide The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 5 Station Mode: Site Survey LABEL Available Network List , , or DESCRIPTION Click a column heading to sort the entries. denotes that the wireless device is in infrastructure mode and the wireless security is activated. 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. This field displays the SSID (Service Set IDentifier) of each wireless device. Click Scan to search for available wireless devices within transmission range. Click an entry in the Available Network List table to display the information of the selected wireless device. This field displays the network type (Infrastructure or Ad Hoc) of the wireless device. This field shows whether data encryption is activated (WEP (WEP or 802. 1x), WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK) or inactive (DISABLE). This field displays the time when the wireless device is scanned. SSID Channel Signal Scan Connect Site Info Network Type Channel Encryption MAC address Surveyed at 4. 3. 1 Security Settings When you configure the G-202 to connect to a network with wireless security activated and the security settings are disabled on the G-202, the screen varies according to the encryption method used by the selected network. Chapter 4 Wireless Station Mode Configuration 45 ZyXEL G-202 User's Guide 4. 3. 1. 1 WEP Encryption Figure 25 Station Mode: Security Setting: WEP The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 6 Station Mode: Security Setting: WEP LABEL Security Settings WEP Encryption Type Pass Phrase Select 64 Bits, 128 Bits or 256 Bits to activate WEP encryption and then fill in the related fields. As you enter the passphrase, the G-202 automatically generates four different WEP keys and displays it in the key field below. [. . . ] You should see your computer's IP address, subnet mask and default gateway. Windows 2000/NT/XP 1 For Windows XP, click start, Control Panel. In Windows 2000/NT, click Start, Settings, Control Panel. 100 Appendix E Setting up Your Computer's IP Address ZyXEL G-202 User's Guide Figure 69 Windows XP: Start Menu 2 For Windows XP, click Network Connections. For Windows 2000/NT, click Network and Dial-up Connections. Figure 70 Windows XP: Control Panel 3 Right-click Local Area Connection and then click Properties. Appendix E Setting up Your Computer's IP Address 101 ZyXEL G-202 User's Guide Figure 71 Windows XP: Control Panel: Network Connections: Properties 4 Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) (under the General tab in Win XP) and click Properties. Figure 72 Windows XP: Local Area Connection Properties 5 The Internet Protocol TCP/IP Properties window opens (the General tab in Windows XP). · If you have a dynamic IP address click Obtain an IP address automatically. 102 Appendix E Setting up Your Computer's IP Address ZyXEL G-202 User's Guide · If you have a static IP address click Use the following IP Address and fill in the IP address, Subnet mask, and Default gateway fields. [. . . ]