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ZyAIR 100 Wireless PC Card User’s Guide Version 1.0 March, 2002

ZyAIR 100 Wireless PC Card Preface About Your ZyAIR 100 Congratulations on your purchase of the ZyAIR 100 Wireless PC Card. Online Registration Do

ZyAIR 100 Wireless PC Card Our Quick Start Guide is designed to help you get up and running right away. It con

Getting Started Part I: GETTING STARTED Chapters 1 to 3 are structured as a step-by-step guide to help you connect, install and setup your ZyAIR

ZyAIR 100 Wireless PC Card Chapter 1 Getting to Know Your ZyAIR 100 This chapter introduces the main features and applications of the ZyAIR 100. 1.1

ZyAIR 100 Wireless PC Card 1.3 Applications The ZyAIR offers fast, reliable and cost-effective solutions for wireless networks. They include:  Remo

ZyAIR 100 Wireless PC Card Chapter 2 Hardware Installation This chapter shows you how to install the hardware. 2.1 System Requirements  PCMCIA Type

ZyAIR 100 Wireless PC Card Figure 2-1 Inserting the ZyAIR 100 into your Notebook Computer The PCMCIA slot allows “hot swapping” of PCMCIA adapter, a

ZyAIR 100 Wireless PC Card Chapter 3 Software Installation This chapter shows you how to install the ZyAIR 100 driver for Windows® 95 (OSR2)/98/NT 4.

ZyAIR 100 Wireless PC Card Step 2. Select Search for the best driver for your device and then click Next. Step 3. Insert the Support CD-ROM into th

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ZyAIR 100 Wireless PC Card Step 4. Click Next to continue. Step 5. Click Next to install the necessary driver. Software Installation 3-3

ZyAIR 100 Wireless PC Card Step 6. Select the parameters for the ZyAIR 100, then click OK. (Refer to the next chapter for parameter definitions). S

ZyAIR 100 Wireless PC Card Step 8. Click Yes to restart your computer. Step 9. Click Start, then Control Panel, System and then the Device Manag

ZyAIR 100 Wireless PC Card Step 10. Click OK. 3.2 Windows® NT 4.0 Setup Before starting driver installation, make sure that the ZyAIR 100 has be

ZyAIR 100 Wireless PC Card Step 2. Click Start, then Control Panel. Double-click Network click on the Adapters tab and then click Add. Step 3. Sel

ZyAIR 100 Wireless PC Card Step 4. Insert the Support CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive and specify the location of the driver. Step 5. Click OK. Wi

ZyAIR 100 Wireless PC Card Step 6. In the ZyAIR 100 setup select the appropriate Channel, Network Type and ESSID manually according to the defaul

ZyAIR 100 Wireless PC Card Step 7. Click Start, then Control Panel. Double-click Network, click on the Adapters tab, then click Properties. Specify e

ZyAIR 100 Wireless PC Card Step 9. To find out if the ZyAIR 100 is functioning properlyt, click Start, then Control Panel. Double-click Devices. Your

ZyAIR 100 Wireless PC Card Step 3. Follow the on screen instructions to complete driver installation. Restart your computer when you are prompted

ZyAIR 100 Wireless PC Card Federal Communications Commission(FCC) Interference Statement This device complies

ZyAIR 100 Wireless PC Card Step 2. Insert the Support CD-ROM into CD-ROM drive. Specify the location of the driver. Click Next. Software Install

ZyAIR 100 Wireless PC Card Step 3. If you encounter the following warning screen, click Continue Anyway . 3-14 Software Installation

ZyAIR 100 Wireless PC Card Step 4. Windows will detect the ZyAIR 100 and copy corresponding files onto your computer. Click Next. Step 5. Click

ZyAIR 100 Wireless PC Card Step 6. After installing the ZyAIR 100, Windows XP displays a Wireless Network Connection # message. Step 7. Click Sta

Advanced Management Part II: ADVANCED MANAGEMENT This part provides information on configuring parameters II

ZyAIR 100 Wireless PC Card Chapter 4 Utility Setup and Configuration This chapter shows you how to install utility for ZyAIR 100. 4.1 Utility Setup

ZyAIR 100 Wireleass PC Card Step 3. Proceed to the next section to configure your ZyAIR 100. 4.2 Utility Configuration Your ZyAIR 100 is Plug-and

ZyAIR 100 Wireless PC Card Figure 4-1 Utility – Configuration 4.2.1 Utility Screen Configure and monitor your ZyAIR 100 using the following utilit

ZyAIR 100 Wireleass PC Card SS ID The SSID is a unique ID given to the Access Point. Wireless clients associating to any Access Point must have the sa

ZyAIR 100 Wireless PC Card Information for Canadian Users The Industry Canada label identifies certified equipment. This certification means that the

ZyAIR 100 Wireless PC Card Figure 4-2 Utility – WEP Encryption The Encryption dialog box enables you to identify four different encryption keys an

ZyAIR 100 Wireleass PC Card • Alphanumeric: 13 characters (case sensitive) ranging from “a-z”, “A-Z” and “0-9” (e.g. MyKey12345678) • Hexadecimal:

ZyAIR 100 Wireless PC Card The Power Save function is only supported in the Ad-hoc Network Type. The Infrastructure Network Type is supported in upcom

ZyAIR 100 Wireleass PC Card Enabling the RTS Threshold causes redundant network overhead that could negatively affect the throughput performance inst

ZyAIR 100 Wireless PC Card clicking the Loop back button to verify the communication quality between your wireless station and Access Point. The Refr

ZyAIR 100 Wireleass PC Card Table 4-1 Utiltity – Access Point Browser Screen Menu Fields ITEM DESCRIPTION SS_ID The SS ID (Service Set ID or MAC add

ZyAIR 100 Wireless PC Card Figure 4-7 Utility – Site Survey Parameter Configuration 4-11

Additional Information Part III: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION This part contains Troubleshooting, Appendices, and the Index. III

ZyAir 100 Wireless PC Card Chapter 5 Troubleshooting This chapter covers potential problems and the possible remedies. After each problem description

ZyAIR 100 Wireless PC Card ZyXEL Limited Warranty ZyXEL warrants to the original end user (purchaser) that th

ZyAIR 100 Wireless PC Card Problems With the Utility Configuration Table 5-2 Troubleshooting the Configuration PROBLEM CORRECTIVE ACTION Problem

ZyAir 100 Wireless PC Card Problems Communicating With the Computer Table 5-4 Troubleshooting Communication Problems PROBLEM CORRECTIVE ACTION The Z

ZyAIR 100 Wireless PC Card Appendix A Network Configuration The ZyAIR 100 supports the same network configuration options of Legacy Ethernet LANs

ZyAir 100 Wireless PC Card An Ad-hoc wireless LAN is a group of computers, each equipped with one wireless adapter, and connected as an independent wi

ZyAIR 100 Wireless PC Card The ZyAIR 100 provides access to a wired LAN for wireless computers. An integrated wireless and wired LAN is called an

ZyAir 100 Wireless PC Card Appendix B Hardware Specifications Diagram 4 ZyAIR 100 Specifications PRODUCT FEATURES Operating Channels 11 for North A

ZyAIR 100 Wireless PC Card Appendix C Important Safety Instructions The following safety instructions apply to the ZyAIR 100: 1. Be sure to rea

ZyAir 100 Wireless PC Card Index A Access Point Setting Problem ... 5-2 Access Points Browser...

ZyAIR 100 Wireless PC Card O O/S Supported... E P Parameter Configuration...

ZyAir 100 Wireless PC Card I Index

ZyAIR 100 Wireless PC Card Customer Support Please have the following information ready when you contact customer support. • Product model and seria

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ZyAIR 100 Wireless PC Card List of Figures Figure 2-1 Inserting the ZyAIR 100 into Notebook Computer....