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Wireless-G PC Card U S E R’S G U I D E.
Wirel ess-G PC C ard A dapter 2 Contents Ove rvie w ......................................................................... 3 Insta llatio n Ins truc tions ................................................. 4 What’ s in the Pac kage................
Overview 3 Overview The c hapters in this User’s Guide desc ribe how to: • Install th e Zoom W ireless-G PC Card a dapter on a W indows PC • Connect to a wireless net w ork • Enable s ecurity .
Wirel ess-G PC C ard A dapter 4 1 Installation Instructions This chapt er provides simple inst ructions for i nstalling the Wireles s-G PC Card softw are on a Wind ows PC. If you have already installed the adapter on a c omputer (using t he separat e Quick Star t booklet), y ou can skip th is chapter an d begin with Chapter 2: Settin g Sec ur ity.
Chapter 1: Ins tallation Instruct io ns 5 Installing the W i rele ss - G PC Card Adapter Important! Install t he software BEF ORE y ou insert the W i reless- G PC Card into y our l aptop. 1 1 1 1 Insert the Wi rel ess-G PC Card CD into the CD dr ive. The CD should s tart autom atically and the L ang u ag e Sele ctio n screen s hould appear.
Wirel ess-G PC C ard A dapter 6 3 3 3 3 The setup pr ogram opens : 4 4 4 4 Follo w the prom pts to com plete the insta llation. 5 5 5 5 At the f i nal s etup screen, c lick Finish and the n turn off your computer .
Chapter 1: Ins tallation Instruct io ns 7 6 6 6 6 W hile your laptop is off, insert the W ireless -G PC Card into the PCMC IA slot on y our laptop, m aking sure that th e LEDs are fac ing up. You w ill he ar the card c lick sof tly into place. 7 7 7 7 Turn the c omputer on.
Wirel ess-G PC C ard A dapter 8 10 10 10 10 All o perating systems: In t he list of de vices, double- click Netw ork Adapte rs and make sure there is no a lert icon next to the Zoom Wi r eless-G PC Card adapt er. ( This alert icon appe ars next to de vices that ar e not respond ing or that are not installed properly.
Chapter 1: Ins tallation Instruct io ns 9 Getting Connected The ins tallation plac es a Zoom Wireless-G PC Card icon on your desk top: 1 1 1 1 Double-c lick this ic on to open the W ireless-G PC Card .
Wirel ess-G PC C ard A dapter 10 2 2 2 2 Select th e Si te S urvey tab to see a list of wireless netwo rks within range : There ar e two types of wireless networ ks: Infrastructure and Ad Hoc .
Chapter 1: Ins tallation Instruct io ns 11 If the net work you selec t has securit y conf igured, you must enab le and conf igure securit y on y our com puter before you can con nect.
Wirel ess-G PC C ard A dapter 12 The Adapter LEDs The st ates of the LEDs on th e W ireless-G PC Car d adapter are explaine d below. LED Status Meaning LINK Flashing Steady Adapter is attempting to conn ect to a wir ele ss net work . Adapter is connected to a netw ork.
Chapte r 2: Se tting S ecurity 13 2 Setting Security W e strongl y r ecommend s ecurity, althoug h y ou do not need to use it to g et your wire less connectio n working.
Wirel ess-G PC C ard A dapter 14 This option requires you to enter an encryptio n key share d by the ac cess point. • WEP ( W ired E qu ivalen t P riv acy ) If the de vices in your networ k do not support W PA2- PSK or W PA-PSK, selec t WE P data encryption.
Chapte r 2: Se tting S ecurity 15 2 2 2 2 The Zoom Wireless-G PC Card co nfiguration software opens to d isplay the co nfiguration p arameters : 3 3 3 3 Make s ure that the desir ed wireles s network .
Wirel ess-G PC C ard A dapter 16 WP A2-PSK (Pre - S hared Ke y) 5 5 5 5 In the Security Configuration window, c lick the Enc ryption Mode drop-do wn arrow and selec t WPA 2 -PS K . 6 6 6 6 In the Pre- sha red ke y [WPA] area, enter th e same network ke y th at is used on t he wireless access point.
Chapte r 2: Se tting S ecurity 17 WP A -PSK (Pre -Shared Key) If not all of the wireless devices in y our n etwork suppor t the recom mended W PA2-PSK, s elect W PA-PSK. 5 5 5 5 In the Secu rity Configuration window, c lick the Enc ryption Mode drop-do wn arrow and selec t WPA -PSK .
Wirel ess-G PC C ard A dapter 18 That’s it! You have c onfigured W PA-PSK s ecurity for your wireless connection, an d you’re read y to use the Int ernet.
Chapte r 2: Se tting S ecurity 19 6 6 6 6 In the Precon figured key [ WEP] area , do the follo wing: a In the Format for enteri ng key drop-d own list, selec t • ASCII characte rs if your network us.
Wirel ess-G PC C ard A dapter 20 8 8 8 8 Click OK to save your sett ings and return to t he Configuration tab. 9 9 9 9 On the Configuration tab, c lick Apply .
Chapte r 2: Se tting S ecurity 21 5 5 5 5 In the Security Configuration windo w , c lick the Enc ryption Mode drop-do wn arrow and selec t WPA2-Ente rprise . 6 6 6 6 In the IEE E 802.1X Authent ication area, not e that the check box marked En able IEEE 802.
Wirel ess-G PC C ard A dapter 22 • TTLS ( T unneled T ranspor t L ay er S ecurit y). W ith TTLS, you can se lect from four authenticat ion extensions : PA P ( P assword A u thenticati on P ro toco l) CHAP ( C hallenge H andshak e A u thentic ation P rotocol) MS -C HA P (Micro soft’s version of CHAP).
Chapte r 2: Se tting S ecurity 23 WP A Select W PA if y ou ar e linking t o a corporate network that uses a RADIUS ( R em ote A uthentic ation D ial- I n U ser S ervice ) server that does n ot support W PA2. 5 5 5 5 In the Security Configuration windo w , c lick the Enc ryption Mode drop-do wn arrow and selec t WPA .
Wirel ess-G PC C ard A dapter 24 7 7 7 7 Click the EA P ( E xtensi ble A uthentic atio n P rotoco l) Ty pe drop-down l ist and selec t an authentica tion protocol : • PEAP ( P rote cted E xt ensibl e A uthenticat ion P roto col – the default). W ith PEAP, y ou ca n select from three authent ication extensi ons: MS -C HA PV 2 (th e default).
Chapte r 2: Se tting S ecurity 25 9 9 9 9 Click OK to save your sett ings and return to t he Configuration tab. 10 10 10 10 On the Configuration tab, c lick Apply .
Wirel ess-G PC C ard A dapter 26 Changing your Security Setting If the t y p e of securit y on y our wir eless network changes, you need to m odify your secur ity se ttings. On the Configuration tab, c lick the Configure Security bu tton to select a different s ecurity option a nd enter the re quired inform ation.
Appendix A: TCP/I P Setting s 27 3 Advanced Options The Zoom Wireless-G PC Card uti lity provid es options so y ou can create profiles, mon i tor the s ignal stre ngth of your netw ork connection, s can availa ble networks, an d specify adv anced settings .
28 Wirel ess-G PC C ard A dapter 2 2 2 2 On the Configuration tab, in the Profile text box , enter a name f or the profile y ou w ant to create. For exam ple, let’s sa y you have a s mall hom e network to which y ou wa nt to be able to switch quic kly when you ar rive home.
Appendix A: TCP/I P Setting s 29 • Enable Secu rit y – Select th is check box to open the Security Configuration window. Note: If y ou are s etting up an ad hoc network, as in this exam ple, only W EP secur i ty is available to you. After you enter your security settings, click OK to return to the Configuration tab.
30 Wirel ess-G PC C ard A dapter Monitoring Link Status The St atus area on the Configura tion tab d isplays infor mation about your wirel ess connection: • State : (Infrastruct ure only) T he name and the M AC address of the wireless a ccess point to which y our computer i s connect ed.
Appendix A: TCP/I P Setting s 31 Using Site Survey and Re s ca n Use the Sit e Surv ey window and the Rescan button when you need to do a ny of the fol l owin g: • Find a list of network nam es (ESS.
32 Wirel ess-G PC C ard A dapter The inform ation displa y ed on the Site Sur vey tab is as fol l ows: • ESSID ( E xtended S erv ice S et Id entifier): An Ex tended Service Set consists of two or more Ba sic Service Sets ( see below ). An ESSID, also know n as an SSID or Network Name, is chosen by the person w ho sets up the network.
Appendix A: TCP/I P Setting s 33 Advanced Configura tion To access t his w indow, clic k the Ad va nc ed button on the Configuration tab. • Power Save Enabled : W hen you select this optio n, the Wireless-G PC C ard adapter immediately signal s the access point that it is in Pow er Save mode.
34 Wirel ess-G PC C ard A dapter Appendix A TCP/IP Settings By default, W indows is set f or dy nam ic addressing (DHCP). Generall y, this is the c orrect settin g for an Infras tructure net work, but needs t o be change d if you are us ing an Ad Hoc network.
Appendix A: TCP/I P Setting s 35 b b b b If this is the first com puter to be set up in the ad hoc network , enter 10.0.0.5 f or an IP address . If you are adding it t o an exist ing ad hoc net work, increm ent the last dig it by one, for exam ple, 10.
36 Wirel ess-G PC C ard A dapter Window s 2000 1 1 1 1 Follow thes e steps to open the Internet Pr otocol (TCP/IP) Properties dialog box. a a a a From the des ktop, click the Start b utton, point to Settings , then clic k Network and Dial-up Connections .
Appendix A: TCP/I P Setting s 37 e e e e Click OK twice. That’s it! You have se t static IP addressing for a W indows 2000 computer in an ad hoc n etwork. 3 3 3 3 For Infrastruc ture Networks: To verif y your DHCP s e ttings , complete t he followin g: a a a a Ensure t hat Obtain an I P addr ess automaticall y is sele cted.
38 Wirel ess-G PC C ard A dapter b b b b If this is the first com puter to be set up in the ad hoc network , enter 10.0.0.5 for IP addres s . If you are ad ding a com puter to an existing ad hoc net w ork , increment the last dig it by one, for exam ple, 10.
Append ix B: Tr oubleshooting 39 Appendix B Troubleshooting If your Zoom W ireless-G PC Card adapter is not work ing properl y , tr y e ach of the f ollowing steps until you g et it to work . 1 1 1 1 Make s ure the adapter is firm ly insert ed into the l aptop’s PC card sl ot.
40 Wirel ess-G PC C ard A dapter 7 7 7 7 If the adapter still does not work, uni nstall the softwar e and then re- i nsta ll it: First, turn of f your com puter and unplug t he adapter fr om the PC Card port. Then select Sta rt – A ll Prog r ams – Zoom Wireless- G PC Card – Uninst a ll Zoom Wireless-G PC Card .
Append ix C : Zoom Technical Support Ser vices 41 Appendix C Zoom Technical Support Services Zoom has a variet y of technical s upport servic es available to our custom ers. W e strive to prov ide conven ient, profess ional support responsi v e to o ur custom ers’ needs and capab ilities.
42 Wirel ess-G PC C ard A dapter World Wide Web Zoom ’s W eb page lets y o u send em ail for assist ance, regist er on-line, access produc t reviews a nd descriptions , and do a whole lot m ore. Visit th e Zoom Tec hnical Support are a for the latest F l ash F iles and Drivers for your Zoom Product.
Append ix C : Zoom Technical Support Ser vices 43 Contact Zoom by Email You can em ail Zoom with any tech s upport quest ions you m ight have and o ne of our T echnical Suppor t Engineers will respond by em ail within 2 bus iness da y s. You ma y reques t personal assistanc e via em ail at www.
44 Wirel ess-G PC C ard A dapter Return of Defective Units Please c ontact your local distr ibutor or rese ller for Fac tory Authori z ed Rep air or Replacem ent of your In-W arranty Defective Product .
Append ix D: Regulatory Infor mation 45 Appendix D Regulatory Information U.S. FCC P art 15 Emissions Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, purs uant to part 15 of the FCC Rules.
46 Wirel ess-G PC C ard A dapter Countries of Operation & C onditions of Use in the European Community This device is intended to be operated in all countries of the European Community.
Append ix D: Regulatory Infor mation 47 Declaration of Conform ity Declarati on of Conf ormity Overensstem melseserk læring Déclarati on de confo rmité Conform iteitsverkl aring van de EU Konform i.
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