User manual ZONET ZEW2501

[. . . ] IEEE 802. 11b/g Wireless LAN USB Adapter USER'S GUIDE VERSION 1. 1 2004/10/06 Tested To Comply With FCC Standards FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE © All rights reserved. All trade names are registered trademarks of respective manufacturers listed. This manual may not be copied in any media or form without the written consent of original maker. TABLE OF CONTENTS Information To User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Tx/Rx Frame displays the instantaneous wireless Transmit and Receive throughput in bytes per second. The Configuration Tool contains several fields where operating parameters of the driver can be viewed or changed. Changes to any of the parameters in this panel can be applied to the driver without a need to restart the computer. Current Network Information displays the current network configuration. If you want to change network configuration, click "More Setting". 7 5. 1 GENERAL CONNECTION SETTING In this panel, you can modify the general network connection setting, enable/disable the WEP, load/ modify profile and other setting. Through this control panel, you will be able to access the corporate wireless LAN or hot spots such as hotel, airport, and conference hall. Authentication Mode. When settings are input, click "Apply" to confirm changes of them. 8 5. 2 WEP ENCRYPTION KEY SETTING You may want an additional measure of security on your wireless network, which can be achieved by using WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) encryption. WEP encrypts each frame transmitted from the radio using one of the Keys entered in this panel. When an encrypted frame is received it will only be accepted if it decrypts correctly. This will only happen if the receiver has the same WEP Key used by the transmitter. For more WEP key setting, Click "WEP Encryption Key Setting". Three authentication modes are available: Open System, Shared Key and Auto. The Open System uses default key to authenticate the station and Access Point. Once both parties are authenticated, the station is allowed to send and receive data from the network. In Shared Key system, the station and Access Point are authenticated each other. In Auto Mode, the Access Point takes control of network security setting and station will follow the setting required from AP. Click the "close box" at the upper right hand corner to return to Configuration Tool. 9 5. 3 WPA ENCRYPTION SETTING WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) is a security technology for wireless networks. WPA improves on the authentication and encryption features of WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy). To improve data encryption, WPA utilizes its Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP). TKIP provides important data encryption enhancements including a per-packet key mixing function, a message integrity check (MIC, named Michael), an extended initialization vector (IV) with sequencing rules, and a rekeying mechanism. WPA Pre-Shared Key (WPA-PSK) is a simplified but still powerful form of WPA most suitable for home Wi-Fi networking. Remedy : Make sure that you have installed the driver from attached CD. [. . . ] Once a Static IP address is assigned, a computer uses the same IP address every time it reboots and logs on to the network, unless it is manually changed. Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) The Temporal Key Integrity Protocol, pronounced tee-kip, is part of the IEEE 802. 11i encryption standard for wireless LANs. TKIP is the next generation of WEP, the Wired Equivalency Protocol, which is used to secure 802. 11 wireless LANs. TKIP provides per-packet key mixing, a message integrity check and a re-keying mechanism, thus fixing the flaws of WEP. 18 Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) TCP/IP is the protocol suite developed by the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA). [. . . ]