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Quick Start Guide www .zyxel.com NWD Series Dual-Band Wireless USB Adapter NWD6505 NWD6605 V e rsion 1.00 Edition 1, 05/2013 Copyright © 2013 Z yXEL Communications Corpor ation User’s Guide.
NWD Series Use r’s Guide 2 IMPORT ANT! READ CAREFULL Y BEFORE USE. KEEP THIS GUIDE FOR FUTURE REFERENCE. Screenshots and graphics in this book may differ sl ightly from your product due to differences in your product firmware o r your computer operatin g system .
Contents Overview NWD Series User’s Guide 3 Contents Overview Introduction and Configuration ............................................... ................................................. .......... 7 Getting S tarted ................ ...........
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7 P ART I Introduction and Configuration.
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NWD Series User’s Guide 9 C HAPTER 1 Getting Started 1.1 Overview The Z yXEL NWD Series of dual-band wireless USB ad apters can connect to a 2.4 G network or a 5G network and bring you a better Internet ex perience ov er existing 802.11 networks. This section includes an overview of your NWD Series adapter .
Chapter 1 Get ting Started NWD Series Use r’s Guide 10 1.2.1.1 NWD6605 Dual-Band Wireless AC1200 USB Adapter Figure 1 NWD6605 Physical Characteristics 1.
Chapter 1 Getting Started NWD Series User’s Guide 11 1.2.2 NWD Series LED Indicator Function The following table describes the function of the NWD Series’ s LED indicators. T a ble 1 NWD Series LED Indicator Legend ST A TUS DESCRIPTION On The driver is inst alled.
NWD Series User’s Guide 12 C HAPTER 2 Tutorial 2.1 Overview This tutorial shows you how to join a wireless in frastructure network using the Z yXEL utility . The wireless client is labeled C and the Access Point is labeled AP . Figure 3 Infrastructure Network 2.
Chapter 2 Tutorial NWD Series User’s Guide 13 2.2 Driver Inst allation Note: Before beginning, ensure that y our NW D Series adapter is NO T connected to the host com puter . 1 Insert the provided setup disc and run. 2 Select Setup from the startup screen.
Chapter 2 Tutorial NWD Series Use r’s Guide 14 4 When driver installation is complete, a screen appears prompting you to plug in your NWD Series adapter .
Chapter 2 Tutorial NWD Series User’s Guide 15 5 The Installation Complete screen appears. Click Finish to complete the driver installation..
Chapter 2 Tutorial NWD Series Use r’s Guide 16 2.3 Network Connection There are two ways to create a network connection. • 2.3.1 Z yXEL Network Connection Wiza rd (Windows Z ero Configuration) • 2.3.2 Connecting to an AP using W i-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) 2.
Chapter 2 Tutorial NWD Series User’s Guide 17 2 The network selection screen appears. Choose the desired connection and click Connect . Click Next . 3 The network security key screen appears. If prompted, enter the Security Key for the selected connection and click OK .
Chapter 2 Tutorial NWD Series Use r’s Guide 18 4 Connection is complete. Click Finish in the next screen to complete the connection setup..
Chapter 2 Tutorial NWD Series User’s Guide 19 2.3.2 Connecting to an AP u s ing Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) This section gives y ou an example of how to set up y our wireless network using WPS. This example uses the NWD Series adapter as the wireless client, and ZyXEL ’s NBG4615 v2 as the Access P oint (AP).
Chapter 2 Tutorial NWD Series Use r’s Guide 20 2 Within two minutes, press the button on the router or AP un til the indicator blinks. The following window appears.
NWD Series User’s Guide 21 C HAPTER 3 Wireless LANs 3.1 Overview This section provides background information on wireless Local Area Networks. 3.1.1 What Y ou Need to Know The following terms and concepts may he lp as y ou read through this section.
Chapter 3 Wireless LANs NWD Series Use r’s Guide 22 3.2 Wireless LAN Overview The following figure provides an example of a wireless network with an AP . Figure 8 Example of a Wireless Network The wireless network is the part in the blue circle. In this wireless network, devices A and B are called wireless clients.
Chapter 3 Wireless LANs NWD Series User’s Guide 23 3.3.1 WEP 3.3.1.1 Dat a Encryption WEP (Wired Equivalent Priv acy) encryption scram bles all data pack ets transmitted between the NWD Series and the AP or other wireless stations to ke ep network communications private.
Chapter 3 Wireless LANs NWD Series Use r’s Guide 24 single, alphanumeric password to der ive a PMK which is u sed to generate unique temporal encryption keys. This prevent all wireless devices sharing the same encryption keys. (a weakness of WEP) If both an AP and the wireless clients support WP A2-PSK, use WPA2-PSK for stronger data encryption.
Chapter 3 Wireless LANs NWD Series User’s Guide 25 The roles of registrar and enrollee last only as long as the WPS setup process is active (two minutes). The next time you use WPS, a different device can be the registr a r if necessary . The WPS connection process is like a handshake; only two devices participate in each WPS transaction.
Chapter 3 Wireless LANs NWD Series Use r’s Guide 26 registrar , since it is configured (it alread y has security information for the network). AP1 supplies the existing security information to Client 2 . Figure 1 1 WPS: Ex ample Network Step 2 In step 3, you add another access point ( AP2 ) to your network.
Chapter 3 Wireless LANs NWD Series User’s Guide 27 3.4.2 Limit ations of WPS WPS has some limitations of which you should be aware. • When you use WPS , it works between two devices only . Y ou cannot enroll multiple devices simultan eously , y ou must en roll one a fter the ot her .
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NWD Series User’s Guide 31 C HAPTER 4 Troubleshooting This chapter offers some suggestions to solve problems you might encounter . The potential problems are divided into the following categories. • Po wer , Hardware Connections, and LEDs • Link Quality • Problems Communicating with Other Computers 4.
Chapter 4 Troubl eshooting NWD Series Use r’s Guide 32 4.2 Link Quality The link quality and/or signal strength is poor . 1 Scan for and connect to another AP with a better link quality . 2 Move you r computer closer to the AP or the peer computer(s) within the transmission range.
NWD Series User’s Guide 33 A PPENDIX A Legal Information Copyright Copyright © 2013 by Z yXEL Communications Corpor ation. Th e c o nt e nt s of th i s p ub l ic a ti o n m ay n ot be r ep r od uc .
Appendix A Legal Information NWD Series Use r’s Guide 34 Certifications 注意 ! 依據 低功率電波輻射 性電機管理辦法 第十二條 經型式認證 合格之低功率射頻電機，非.
Appendix A Legal Informa tion NWD Series User’s Guide 35 ZyXEL Limited W arranty Z yXEL warrants to the original end user (pu rchaser) that this pr oduct is free from any defects in material or workmanship for a spe cific period (the Warranty P eriod) from the date o f purchase.
Appendix A Legal Information NWD Series Use r’s Guide 36 National Restrictions This prod uct may be us ed in all E U countr ies (and ot her countri es follo wing the EU directive 1999/5/EC ) without.
Appendix A Legal Informa tion NWD Series User’s Guide 37 1. Although Norway , Switzerland and Liech tenstein are not EU mem ber states, the E U Directive 1999/5/EC has also been imp lemente d in those cou ntries. 2. The regulat ory limits for maxi mum output pow er are specified in EIRP .
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Index NWD Series User’s Guide 39 Index A about your Z yXEL Device 9 Access Point (AP) 22 Access point (AP) 22 Access Point. See also AP . ACT LED 11 Advanced Encryption Standard 23 AP See also access point.
Index NWD Series Use r’s Guide 40 product registration 35 PSK 23 Q Quick Start Guide 2 R radio interference 32 registration product 35 related documentation 2 S security 22 , 23 data encryption 23 S.
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