Zyxel-communications 802.11g Wireless Access Point ZyXEL G-560 User Manual

ZyXEL G-560802.11g Wireless Access PointUser’s GuideVer si o n 3 . 09/2005

ZyXEL G-560 User’s Guide10 Customer Support

ZyXEL G-560 User’s Guide100 Chapter 8 TroubleshootingFigure 71 Security Settings - Java Scripting8.4.1.3 Java Permissions1 From Internet Explorer,

ZyXEL G-560 User’s GuideChapter 8 Troubleshooting 101Figure 72 Security Settings - Java 8.4.1.3.1 JAVA (Sun)1 From Internet Explorer, click Tools,

ZyXEL G-560 User’s Guide102 Chapter 8 TroubleshootingFigure 73 Java (Sun)8.5 Testing the Connection to the G-5601 Click Start, (All) Programs, Acc

ZyXEL G-560 User’s GuideAppendix A Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address 103APPENDIX ASetting up Your Computer’s IP AddressAll computers must have a 1

ZyXEL G-560 User’s Guide104 Appendix A Setting up Your Computer’s IP AddressFigure 75 WIndows 95/98/Me: Network: ConfigurationInstalling Components

ZyXEL G-560 User’s GuideAppendix A Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address 1053 Select Microsoft from the list of manufacturers.4 Select Client for Micr

ZyXEL G-560 User’s Guide106 Appendix A Setting up Your Computer’s IP AddressFigure 77 Windows 95/98/Me: TCP/IP Properties: DNS Configuration4 Click

ZyXEL G-560 User’s GuideAppendix A Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address 107Figure 78 Windows XP: Start Menu2 In the Control Panel, double-click Net

ZyXEL G-560 User’s Guide108 Appendix A Setting up Your Computer’s IP AddressFigure 80 Windows XP: Control Panel: Network Connections: Properties4 S

ZyXEL G-560 User’s GuideAppendix A Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address 109• If you have a static IP address click Use the following IP Address and f

ZyXEL G-560 User’s Guide Table of Contents 11Table of ContentsCopyright ...

ZyXEL G-560 User’s Guide110 Appendix A Setting up Your Computer’s IP AddressFigure 83 Windows XP: Advanced TCP/IP Properties7 In the Internet Proto

ZyXEL G-560 User’s GuideAppendix A Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address 111Figure 84 Windows XP: Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties8 Click OK to

ZyXEL G-560 User’s Guide112 Appendix A Setting up Your Computer’s IP AddressFigure 85 Macintosh OS 8/9: Apple Menu2 Select Ethernet built-in from t

ZyXEL G-560 User’s GuideAppendix A Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address 1134 For statically assigned settings, do the following:•From the Configure b

ZyXEL G-560 User’s Guide114 Appendix A Setting up Your Computer’s IP AddressFigure 88 Macintosh OS X: Network4 For statically assigned settings, do

ZyXEL G-560 User’s GuideAppendix A Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address 115Note: Make sure you are logged in as the root administrator. Using the K D

ZyXEL G-560 User’s Guide116 Appendix A Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address• If you have a dynamic IP address, click Automatically obtain IP address

ZyXEL G-560 User’s GuideAppendix A Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address 1171 Assuming that you have only one network card on the computer, locate the

ZyXEL G-560 User’s Guide118 Appendix A Setting up Your Computer’s IP AddressFigure 96 Red Hat 9.0: Restart Ethernet Card [root@localhost init.d]#

ZyXEL G-560 User’s GuideAppendix B Wireless LANs 119APPENDIX BWireless LANsWireless LAN TopologiesThis section discusses ad-hoc and infrastructure wir

ZyXEL G-560 User’s Guide12 Table of ContentsChapter 3Introducing the Web Configurator...

ZyXEL G-560 User’s Guide120 Appendix B Wireless LANsFigure 99 Basic Service SetESSAn Extended Service Set (ESS) consists of a series of overlapping

ZyXEL G-560 User’s GuideAppendix B Wireless LANs 121Figure 100 Infrastructure WLANChannelA channel is the radio frequency(ies) used by IEEE 802.11a/

ZyXEL G-560 User’s Guide122 Appendix B Wireless LANsFigure 101 RTS/CTSWhen station A sends data to the AP, it might not know that the station B is

ZyXEL G-560 User’s GuideAppendix B Wireless LANs 123A large Fragmentation Threshold is recommended for networks not prone to interference while you sh

ZyXEL G-560 User’s Guide124 Appendix B Wireless LANs• Authentication Determines the identity of the users.• AuthorizationDetermines the network servi

ZyXEL G-560 User’s GuideAppendix B Wireless LANs 125EAP AuthenticationEAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol) is an authentication protocol that runs

ZyXEL G-560 User’s Guide126 Appendix B Wireless LANsHowever, MD5 authentication has some weaknesses. Since the authentication server needs to get the

ZyXEL G-560 User’s GuideAppendix B Wireless LANs 127WEP Authentication StepsThree different methods can be used to authenticate wireless stations to t

ZyXEL G-560 User’s Guide128 Appendix B Wireless LANsDynamic WEP Key ExchangeThe AP maps a unique key that is generated with the RADIUS server. This k

ZyXEL G-560 User’s GuideAppendix B Wireless LANs 129TKIP uses 128-bit keys that are dynamically generated and distributed by the authentication server

ZyXEL G-560 User’s Guide Table of Contents 136.4.1 Access Point Mode ...

ZyXEL G-560 User’s Guide130 Appendix B Wireless LANsIf the roaming feature is not enabled on the access points, information is not communicated betwe

ZyXEL G-560 User’s GuideAppendix B Wireless LANs 1315 The access points must be connected to the Ethernet and be able to get IP addresses from a DHCP

ZyXEL G-560 User’s Guide132 Appendix B Wireless LANs

ZyWALL 5/35/70 Series User’s GuideAppendix C IP Subnetting 133APPENDIX CIP SubnettingIP Addressing Routers “route” based on the network number. The ro

ZyWALL 5/35/70 Series User’s Guide134 Appendix C IP SubnettingSince the first octet of a class “A” IP address must contain a “0”, the first octet of

ZyWALL 5/35/70 Series User’s GuideAppendix C IP Subnetting 135Since the mask is always a continuous number of ones beginning from the left, followed b

ZyWALL 5/35/70 Series User’s Guide136 Appendix C IP SubnettingNote: In the following charts, shaded/bolded last octet bit values indicate host ID bit

ZyWALL 5/35/70 Series User’s GuideAppendix C IP Subnetting 137Example: Four Subnets The above example illustrated using a 25-bit subnet mask to divide

Table 41 Subnet 4 NETWORK NUMBER LAST OCTET BIT VALUEIP Address 192.168.1. 192IP Address (Binary) 11000000.10101000.00000001. 11000000Subnet Mask (

ZyWALL 5/35/70 Series User’s GuideAppendix C IP Subnetting 139Subnetting With Class A and Class B Networks. For class “A” and class “B” addresses the

ZyXEL G-560 User’s Guide14 Table of Contents7.4 Configuration Screen ...

ZyWALL 5/35/70 Series User’s Guide140 Appendix C IP Subnetting

ZyXEL G-560 User’s Guide Index 141IndexNumerics110V AC 6230V AC 6AAbnormal Working Conditions 7AC 6Accessories 6Acts of God 7Address Assignment 49Ad-h

ZyXEL G-560 User’s Guide142 IndexEurope 6Exposure 6Extended Service Set 54, 120Extensible Authentication Protocol 72FFailure 7FCC 4Compliance 4Rules

ZyXEL G-560 User’s Guide Index 143Parts 7Patent 3Permission 3Photocopying 3Pipes 6Pool 6Postage Prepaid. 7Power Cord 6Priorities 57Private IP Address

ZyXEL G-560 User’s Guide144 IndexTTampering 7Telephone 8Television Interference 4Television Reception 4Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) 128Thu

ZyXEL G-560 User’s Guide List of Figures 15List of FiguresFigure 1 WDS Functionality Example ...

ZyXEL G-560 User’s Guide16 List of FiguresFigure 39 WPA(2)-PSK Authentication ...

ZyXEL G-560 User’s Guide List of Figures 17Figure 82 Windows XP: Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties ... 109

ZyXEL G-560 User’s Guide18 List of Figures

ZyXEL G-560 User’s Guide List of Tables 19List of TablesTable 1 Front Panel LED Description ...

ZyXEL G-560 User’s Guide20 List of TablesTable 39 Subnet 2 ...

ZyXEL G-560 User’s Guide Preface 21PrefaceCongratulations on your purchase from the ZyXEL G-560 802.11g Wireless Access Point. Note: Register your pro

ZyXEL G-560 User’s Guide22 Preface• The ZyXEL G-560 802.11g Wireless Access Point may be referred to simply as the G-560 in the user's guide.Gr

ZyXEL G-560 User’s GuideChapter 1 Getting to Know Your G-560 23CHAPTER 1 Getting to Know Your G-560This chapter introduces the main features and appli

ZyXEL G-560 User’s Guide24 Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your G-560OTIST (One-Touch Intelligent Security Technology)OTIST allows your G-560 to assign its

ZyXEL G-560 User’s GuideChapter 1 Getting to Know Your G-560 25SSL PassthroughThe G-560 allows SSL connections to go through the G-560. SSL (Secure S

ZyXEL G-560 User’s Guide26 Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your G-560Limit the Number of Client ConnectionsYou may set a maximum number of wireless station

ZyXEL G-560 User’s GuideChapter 1 Getting to Know Your G-560 27Figure 3 Corporation Network Application1.3.2 Access Point + BridgeIn Access Point +

ZyXEL G-560 User’s Guide28 Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your G-560Figure 4 AP+Bridge Application 1.4 The LED DisplayFigure 5 Front PanelThe followi

ZyXEL G-560 User’s GuideChapter 1 Getting to Know Your G-560 29OTIST Green Blinking The OTIST automatic wireless configuration is in progress.On The O

ZyXEL G-560 User’s Guide Copyright 3CopyrightCopyright © 2005 by ZyXEL Communications Corporation.The contents of this publication may not be reproduc

ZyXEL G-560 User’s Guide30 Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your G-560

ZyXEL G-560 User’s GuideChapter 2 Management Computer Setup 31CHAPTER 2 Management Computer SetupThis chapter describes how to prepare your computer t

ZyXEL G-560 User’s Guide32 Chapter 2 Management Computer Setup2.2.1.1 Windows 2000/NT/XPThe following example figures use the default Windows XP GUI

ZyXEL G-560 User’s GuideChapter 2 Management Computer Setup 33Figure 9 Local Area Connection Properties5 Select Use the following IP Address and fil

ZyXEL G-560 User’s Guide34 Chapter 2 Management Computer SetupFigure 11 Advanced TCP/IP SettingsNo gateways configured.7 Click OK to close the Inte

ZyXEL G-560 User’s GuideChapter 2 Management Computer Setup 35Note: The wireless stations and G-560 must use the same SSID, channel and wireless secur

ZyXEL G-560 User’s Guide36 Chapter 2 Management Computer Setup

ZyXEL G-560 User’s GuideChapter 3 Introducing the Web Configurator 37CHAPTER 3Introducing the Web ConfiguratorThis chapter describes how to configure

ZyXEL G-560 User’s Guide38 Chapter 3 Introducing the Web ConfiguratorFigure 13 Welcome ScreenDefault password is 1234.6 You should see a screen ask

ZyXEL G-560 User’s GuideChapter 3 Introducing the Web Configurator 39Figure 15 Status ScreenClick SETUP WIZARD to help you configure your G-560 to s

ZyXEL G-560 User’s Guide4 Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Interference StatementFederal Communications Commission (FCC) Interference Stateme

ZyXEL G-560 User’s Guide40 Chapter 3 Introducing the Web ConfiguratorEnter a Subnet Mask appropriate to your network and the Gateway IP Address of th

ZyXEL G-560 User’s GuideChapter 3 Introducing the Web Configurator 41Figure 17 Wizard 2: Wireless Settings3.3.3 Security SettingsFill in the fields

ZyXEL G-560 User’s Guide42 Chapter 3 Introducing the Web ConfiguratorFigure 18 Setup Wizard 3: Disable3.3.3.2 WEP1 WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)

ZyXEL G-560 User’s GuideChapter 3 Introducing the Web Configurator 43Figure 19 Wizard 3: WEPUse Passphrase to automatically generate keys or manuall

ZyXEL G-560 User’s Guide44 Chapter 3 Introducing the Web ConfiguratorFigure 21 Wizard 4: Confirm Your SettingsFor more detailed background informat

ZyXEL G-560 User’s GuideChapter 4 Status Screens 45CHAPTER 4 Status ScreensThis chapter describes the Status screens.4.1 System StatusClick STATUS to

ZyXEL G-560 User’s Guide46 Chapter 4 Status ScreensThe following table describes the labels in this screen.Table 3 StatusLABEL DESCRIPTIONDevice In

ZyXEL G-560 User’s GuideChapter 4 Status Screens 47Figure 23 Status: View StatisticsThe following table describes the labels in this screen.Table 4

ZyXEL G-560 User’s Guide48 Chapter 4 Status ScreensThe following table describes the labels in this screen.Table 5 Status: View Association ListLAB

ZyXEL G-560 User’s GuideChapter 5 System Screens 49CHAPTER 5System ScreensThis chapter provides information on the System screens.5.1 Factory Etherne

ZyXEL G-560 User’s Guide Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Interference Statement 5Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme

ZyXEL G-560 User’s Guide50 Chapter 5 System ScreensNote: Regardless of your particular situation, do not create an arbitrary IP address; always follo

ZyXEL G-560 User’s GuideChapter 5 System Screens 51Figure 25 System SettingsThe following table describes the labels in this screen.Table 7 System

ZyXEL G-560 User’s Guide52 Chapter 5 System Screens5.4 Time SettingsTo change your G-560's time and date, click SETTINGS > SYSTEM > Time

ZyXEL G-560 User’s GuideChapter 6 Wireless Screens 53CHAPTER 6Wireless Screens This chapter discusses how to configure wireless settings and wireless

ZyXEL G-560 User’s Guide54 Chapter 6 Wireless ScreensFigure 28 Basic Service set6.1.3 ESSAn Extended Service Set (ESS) consists of a series of ove

ZyXEL G-560 User’s GuideChapter 6 Wireless Screens 55Figure 29 Extended Service Set6.2 Wireless LAN Basics This section describes the wireless LAN

ZyXEL G-560 User’s Guide56 Chapter 6 Wireless Screens6.2.3 RTS/CTS A hidden node occurs when two stations are within range of the same access point,

ZyXEL G-560 User’s GuideChapter 6 Wireless Screens 576.2.4 Fragmentation ThresholdA Fragmentation Threshold is the maximum data fragment size (betwee

ZyXEL G-560 User’s Guide58 Chapter 6 Wireless Screens6.3.3 ToS (Type of Service) and WMM QoSToS defines the DS(Differentiated Service) field in the

ZyXEL G-560 User’s GuideChapter 6 Wireless Screens 59Figure 31 Wireless Settings: Access PointThe following table describes the labels in this scree

ZyXEL G-560 User’s Guide6 Safety WarningsSafety WarningsFor your safety, be sure to read and follow all warning notices and instructions.• Do NOT op

ZyXEL G-560 User’s Guide60 Chapter 6 Wireless ScreensWireless Mode Select Pure B Mode to allow only IEEE 802.11b compliant WLAN devices to associate

ZyXEL G-560 User’s GuideChapter 6 Wireless Screens 616.4.2 Access Point + Bridge ModeThe G-560 can act as a wireless network bridge and establish up

ZyXEL G-560 User’s Guide62 Chapter 6 Wireless ScreensFigure 33 Bridge Loop: Two Bridges Connected to HubIf your G-560 (in bridge mode) is connected

ZyXEL G-560 User’s GuideChapter 6 Wireless Screens 63Figure 35 Bridge Loop: Bridges on Different Wired LANsTo prevent bridge loops, do not set the G

ZyXEL G-560 User’s Guide64 Chapter 6 Wireless ScreensFigure 36 Wireless Settings: Access Point + BridgeThe following table describes the labels in

ZyXEL G-560 User’s GuideChapter 6 Wireless Screens 65Channel Set the operating frequency/channel depending on your particular region. Select a channe

ZyXEL G-560 User’s Guide66 Chapter 6 Wireless Screens6.5 Wireless Security OverviewWireless security is vital to your network to protect wireless co

ZyXEL G-560 User’s GuideChapter 6 Wireless Screens 676.5.1 Encryption• Use WPA(2) security if you have WP(2)A-aware wireless clients and a RADIUS ser

ZyXEL G-560 User’s Guide68 Chapter 6 Wireless ScreensFigure 37 WEP Authentication StepsOpen system authentication involves an unencrypted two-messa

ZyXEL G-560 User’s GuideChapter 6 Wireless Screens 696.8 Introduction to RADIUS RADIUS is based on a client-sever model that supports authentication

ZyXEL G-560 User’s Guide ZyXEL Limited Warranty 7ZyXEL Limited WarrantyZyXEL warrants to the original end user (purchaser) that this product is free f

ZyXEL G-560 User’s Guide70 Chapter 6 Wireless Screens6.9 EAP Authentication OverviewEAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol) is an authentication pr

ZyXEL G-560 User’s GuideChapter 6 Wireless Screens 71To use Dynamic WEP, enable and configure the RADIUS server and enable Dynamic WEP Key Exchange in

ZyXEL G-560 User’s Guide72 Chapter 6 Wireless Screens6.11.2 User Authentication WPA or WPA2 applies IEEE 802.1x and Extensible Authentication Protoc

ZyXEL G-560 User’s GuideChapter 6 Wireless Screens 73generate unique data encryption keys to encrypt every data packet that is wirelessly communicated

ZyXEL G-560 User’s Guide74 Chapter 6 Wireless Screens6.15 Wireless Client WPA SupplicantsA wireless client supplicant is the software that runs on a

ZyXEL G-560 User’s GuideChapter 6 Wireless Screens 75The following table describes the labels in this screen.Table 14 Wireless Security: DisableLABE

ZyXEL G-560 User’s Guide76 Chapter 6 Wireless Screens6.16.3 WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK/MixedSelect WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK or WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK/Mixed in the Encrypti

ZyXEL G-560 User’s GuideChapter 6 Wireless Screens 77The following table describes the labels in this screen.Table 16 Wireless Security: WPA-PSKLABE

ZyXEL G-560 User’s Guide78 Chapter 6 Wireless ScreensThe following table describes the labels in this screen.Table 17 Wireless Security: WPA LABEL

ZyXEL G-560 User’s GuideChapter 6 Wireless Screens 79Figure 45 Wireless Security: 802.1xThe following table describes the labels in this screen.Tabl

ZyXEL G-560 User’s Guide8 Customer SupportCustomer SupportPlease have the following information ready when you contact customer support.• Product mo

ZyXEL G-560 User’s Guide80 Chapter 6 Wireless Screens6.17 MAC FilterThe MAC filter screen allows you to configure the G-560 to give exclusive access

ZyXEL G-560 User’s GuideChapter 6 Wireless Screens 81The following table describes the labels in this screen.Table 19 MAC FilterLABEL DESCRIPTIONAct

ZyXEL G-560 User’s Guide82 Chapter 6 Wireless ScreensHold in the Reset button for one or two seconds. Note: If you hold in the Reset button too long,

ZyXEL G-560 User’s GuideChapter 6 Wireless Screens 83Figure 48 Example Wireless Client OTIST Screen6.18.2 Starting OTISTNote: You must click Start

ZyXEL G-560 User’s Guide84 Chapter 6 Wireless ScreensFigure 52 No AP with OTIST Found• If there is more than one OTIST-enabled AP within range, you

ZyXEL G-560 User’s GuideChapter 7 Management Screens 85CHAPTER 7Management ScreensThis chapter describes the Maintenance screens.7.1 Maintenance Over

ZyXEL G-560 User’s Guide86 Chapter 7 Management Screens7.3 Logs The web configurator allows you to look at all of the G-560's logs in one locat

ZyXEL G-560 User’s GuideChapter 7 Management Screens 877.4 Configuration ScreenThe configuration file (often called the romfile or rom-0) contains th

ZyXEL G-560 User’s Guide88 Chapter 7 Management Screens7.4.1 Backup ConfigurationBackup configuration allows you to back up (save) the G-560's

ZyXEL G-560 User’s GuideChapter 7 Management Screens 89Figure 58 Network Temporarily DisconnectedIf you uploaded the default configuration file you

ZyXEL G-560 User’s Guide Customer Support 9UNITED [email protected] +44 (0) 1344 30304408707 555779 (UK only) www.zyxel.co.uk ZyXEL Communica

ZyXEL G-560 User’s Guide90 Chapter 7 Management Screens7.5 F/W Upload ScreenFind firmware at www.zyxel.com in a file that (usually) uses the system

ZyXEL G-560 User’s GuideChapter 7 Management Screens 91Figure 62 Firmware Upload In ProcessThe G-560 automatically restarts in this time causing a t

ZyXEL G-560 User’s Guide92 Chapter 7 Management ScreensFigure 65 Management: Language

ZyXEL G-560 User’s GuideChapter 8 Troubleshooting 93CHAPTER 8TroubleshootingThis chapter covers potential problems and possible remedies. After each p

ZyXEL G-560 User’s Guide94 Chapter 8 Troubleshooting8.3 Problems with the WLAN InterfaceTable 27 Troubleshooting the WLAN InterfacePROBLEM CORRECT

ZyXEL G-560 User’s GuideChapter 8 Troubleshooting 958.4.1 Pop-up Windows, JavaScripts and Java Permissions In order to use the web configurator you n

ZyXEL G-560 User’s Guide96 Chapter 8 TroubleshootingFigure 66 Pop-up BlockerYou can also check if pop-up blocking is disabled in the Pop-up Blocker

ZyXEL G-560 User’s GuideChapter 8 Troubleshooting 97Figure 68 Internet Options3 Type the IP address of your device (the web page that you do not wan

ZyXEL G-560 User’s Guide98 Chapter 8 TroubleshootingFigure 69 Pop-up Blocker Settings5 Click Close to return to the Privacy screen. 6 Click Apply t

ZyXEL G-560 User’s GuideChapter 8 Troubleshooting 99Figure 70 Internet Options 2 Click the Custom Level... button. 3 Scroll down to Scripting. 4 Und