Z-Com XN-721 User Manual - Table Of Contents

Manual is about: 802.11b/g/n Wireless LAN

Summary of XN-721

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    1 8 8 0 0 2 2 . . 1 1 1 1 b b / / g g / / n n w w i i r r e e l l e e s s s s l l a a n n u u s s b b a a d d a a p p t t e e r r model: xn-721ai / xn-721 user’s manual version: 1.0 date of issue: march 31, 2008.

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    2 federal communications commission (fcc) interference statement this device, ieee 802.11n wireless lan usb adapter, complies with part 15 of the fcc rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: — this device may not cause harmful interference. — this device must accept any interfere...

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    The 802.11b/g/n wireless lan usb adapter has been tested to the fcc exposure requirements (specific absorption rate) ce statement: hereby, z-com, inc., declares that this device is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of the r&tte directive 1999/5/ec. This devi...

  • Page 4: Technical Support

    4 technical support the software version of the ieee 802.11n wireless lan usb adapter is displayed on the utility about window. Users could download the most recent software version from the supplier¡s web site or refer to the selling contact for the latest software information. If you have difficul...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    5 table of contents technical support ......................................................................................................................4 about this manual .....................................................................................................................4 table...

  • Page 6: Chapter 1  Preface

    6 chapter 1 preface this chapter introduces the ieee 802.11n wireless lan usb adapter and prepares you to use your wireless adapter. 1.1 about your ieee 802.11n wireless lan usb adapter the ieee 802.11n wireless lan usb adapter is a standard usb adapter that fits into any standard usb 2.0 and 1.1 sl...

  • Page 7: 1.3 Applications

    7 1.3 applications the ieee 802.11n wireless lan usb adapter offers a fast, reliable, cost-effective solution for wireless client access to the network in applications like these:  remote access to corporate network information e-mail, file transfer and terminal emulation.  difficult-to-wire envir...

  • Page 8: 1.4 Product Kit

    8 1.4 product kit ieee 802.11n wireless lan usb adapter comes with the following items. Please go through each item below. If any of listed items appears to be damaged or missing, please contact your local dealer. Ieee 802.11n wireless lan usb adapter-------------------------------- x 1 software and...

  • Page 9: 2.2 Installation

    9 chapter 2 getting started this chapter describes the instructions that guide you through the proper installation of your ieee802.11n wireless lan usb adapter for the windows vista/xp/2000 operating systems. 2.1 installation requirements before installation, make sure you have computer with followi...

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    10 2.2.1 install ieee 802.11n wireless lan usb adapter for windows vista step 1: insert the included cd into the cd-rom driver on your computer. Locate and double-click setup.Exe. Step 2: the following screen displays. Click next. Step 3: click next to accept installing ieee 802.11n wireless lan usb...

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    11 step 4: click next to accept the default file location or click browse to select an alternate folder. Step 5: select a program folder or type a new folder name and click next..

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    12 step 6: you may add a shortcut in the startup folder as desired and click next. Step 7: the windows will appear the message about the windows can¡t verify the publisher of this driver software compatibility with windows vista. Select install this driver software anyway to continue installing.

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    13 step 8: click on finish to complete the installation. Step 9: insert the ieee802.11n wireless lan usb adapter into the usb port on your notebook, and the windows will auto-install the ieee802.11n wireless lan usb adapter driver and utility..

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    14 after the driver installed completed, the bellowing information will appear in the system tray. Click the icon, to configure the wireless lan adapter via utility. To use the utility, please refer to chapter 4..

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    15 2.2.2 install ieee 802.11n wireless lan usb adapter for windows xp/2000 step 1: insert the included cd into the cd-rom driver on your computer. Locate and double-click setup.Exe. Step 2: the following screen displays. Click next..

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    16 step 3: click next to accept installing ieee 802.11n wireless lan usb adapter driver files. Step 4: click next to accept the default file location or click browse to select an alternate folder..

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    17 step 5: select a program folder or type a new folder name and click next. Step 6: you may add a shortcut in the startup folder as desired and click next..

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    18 step 7: click on finish to complete the installation. Step 8: find an available usb port on the computer and insert the ieee 802.11n wireless lan usb adapter into the usb port. Step 9: after inserting usb adapter into the usb port on your computer, windows will auto-detect new hardware and will d...

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    19 step 10: the windows will appear the message about the network control has not passed windows logo testing to verify its compatibility with windows xp. Click on continue anyway button to continue installing..

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    20 step 11: the windows will find 802.11n wireless lan usb adapter and start copying corresponding files into the system. Click on next to continue. Step 12: click finish to complete the installation..

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    21 after you install the driver and utility and insert your wireless usb adapter, the icon appears in the system tray. If the icon is blue and/or you see the following icon on your desktop, you¡re already connected to a wireless network. Upon completion, clicking on the icon will open the configurat...

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    22 the color behind the system tray icon indicates the link status. Refer to the following table for details. Color description a good or excellent link status. Not connected to a wireless network or is searching for an available wireless network. Note for windows xp users if you want to use wzc, ei...

  • Page 23: 3.1 Wireless Lan Overview

    23 chapter 3 wireless lan network this chapter provides general overview of wireless lan network configuration parameters. 3.1 wireless lan overview this section describes applications of ieee 802.11n wireless lan usb adapter. 3.1.1 ssid the ssid is the unique id used by access points and stations t...

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    24 3.2 wireless lan security overview wireless lan security is vital to your network to protect wireless communications against hacker entering your system and prevent unauthorized wireless station from accessing data transmitted over the network; the wlan utility offers a sophisticated security alg...

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    25 3.2.1 data encryption with wep wep (wired equivalent privacy) encryption scrambles all data packets transmitted between the wireless lan adapter and the ap or other wireless station to keep network communication private. Both the wireless stations and the access points must use the same wep key f...

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    26 3.2.2 ieee 802.1x the ieee 802.1x standard outlines enhanced security methods for both the authentication of wireless stations and encryption key management. Authentication can be done using an external radius server. 3.2.2.1 eap authentication eap (extensible authentication protocol) is an authe...

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    27 wpa-psk: wpa-psk offers a personal mode of operation. In the personal mode of operation, a pre-shared key is used for authentication. Wpa-psk allows you to gain access to a secured wireless network that the station and the access point use the same pre-shared key to authenticate. You must type a ...

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    28 wpa2: wpa2 provides a stronger encryption mechanism than wpa. Wpa2 is the second generation of wpa security, providing personal and enterprise users with a high level of assurance that only authorized users can access to their wireless network. There is no difference between wpa and wpa2. The onl...

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    29 3.2.3.1 encryption mode wpa improves data encryption by using temporal key integrity protocol (tkip), message integrity check (mic) and ieee 802.1x. Wpa2 use advanced encryption standard (aes) in the counter mode with cipher block chaining message authentication code protocol (ccmp) to offer stro...

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    30 after you select the eap type, you need to click certification tab to make advanced setting. The following describes configuration of each available eap type. Tls: clicking the certification tab for tls shows the following menu. Tls requires the entry of certificate information and login informat...

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    31 peap requires the use of certificate information and user information. This utility will automatically identify certificate information and login information for users to configure peap easily. You only need to enter user name and password in the user information filed to authenticate. If you cli...

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    32 ttls: clicking the certification tab for ttls shows the following menu. Ttls requires the mutual authentication between station and access points. You must present a user name and password in the user information field that will be verified by ttls-capable server. This mutual authentication ensur...

  • Page 33: 3.3 Authentication Mode

    33 sim requires a valid pin to the sim card, which must match the pin stored on the sim. Please enter the pin in the sim card id field. When the configuration takes effect, the eap authentication process begins automatically, and the client adapter will use the saved pin to access the sim card. To v...

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    34 3.3 wi-fi protected setup (wps) wi-fi protected setup (wps) is a standard for easy and secure establishment of a wireless home network, defined by the wi-fi alliance. The goal of the wps is to simplify the process of connecting any home device to the wireless network. The wps protocol defines two...

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    35 chapter 4 configure by wireless lan utility this chapter provides more detail introduce for using the utility to configure the wireless adapter. 4.1 use the 802.11n wireless lan utility the wlan utility enables you to make configuration changes and perform user-level diagnostics on your ieee802.1...

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    36 channel: shows the channel on which the connection is made. Elapsed time: shows the elapsed time of the current association. Auth mode: shows the authentication mode of the connected access point. Encryption mode: shows the current wireless network encryption mode. Signal strength: based on the r...

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    37 press to create a new profile, and configure all the parameters following the steps below. Step1. Input the profile name, network (ssid), and select network type (infrastructure/adhoc) when add a profile progress start..

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    38 step2. To protect against hacker entering your system and prevent unauthorized wireless station from accessing data transmitted over the network, the wlan utility offers a sophisticated security algorithm. To activate security enable, click the security check box. For detailed security configurat...

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    39 step4. The wlan utility also offers the advanced configuration for user to set the ieee 802.11n wireless lan usb adapter under certain network environment. These advanced options include power save mode, and wireless mode. Note: under vista os, these advanced parameters are not allowed to be conf...

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    40 step5. This confirm information menu allows you to double-check the changes you make. To apply any changes, click on the button. Otherwise, click on the button to close this menu. If you want to return to select other security type, click on the button..

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    41 link test: the link test menu provides a suite of tests which you can run to identify the connection between your computer and the wireless network. Enter the ip address of access point which you desire to connect. The settings following the address allow you to setup the number and size of packe...

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    42 by pressing the icon you may see more information of access points such as essid, channel, network type, bssid, security, signal, and supported rates. Click ok to close the menu..

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    43 about: the about item displays version number of the wireless lan usb adapter driver and utility. Also, the mac address and frequency domain are displayed. 4.2 establish wps connection the ieee 802.11n wireless lan usb card supports wps (wi-fi protected-setup) feature defined by the wi-fi allianc...

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    44 step1. Go to profile setup page and click the button. Or, right click on utility icon in the system tray and select ¡wps¡ (wi-fi protected setup). Step2. Select the wps mode to link or manage the wps-enabled ap you want to connect..

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    45 if your 802.11n wireless lan usb card performs as enrollee, choose¡join a wlan (enrollee)¡ and click on next. You will have two methods to join a wps-enabled ap. Push button on ap: push the button on the access point and then click on the client utility to start wps link within 2 minutes. If wps ...

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    46 if you want to manually connect to a specified ap, uncheck the automatically select the network checkbox and click on next, a wps ap scan list will appear and scan wps aps on the network within coverage, select the desired ap and click on next to start wps authentication process..

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    47 client¡s pin mode: select pin and then the pin key field will generate a dynamic pin code automatically. Input the pin key into the access point pin key field, and apply change. Click to start wps link progress..

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    48 same as pbc mode, the client pin mode also allows you to connect to any wps-enabled ap within coverage by checking automatically select the network checkbox, or select one that you want to connect..

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    49 if it is necessary to have your 802.11n wireless lan usb card perform as registrar on your network, select ¡configure a wlan (registrar)¡ and click on next. The following window will show up. The scan list will scan the wps-enabled ap on your network within its coverage. Select the one that you w...

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    50 manage the network profile in order to configure the ap. Settings that can be managed include ssid, auth mode, encryption mode and network key. Click to start wps link progress. To check whether the setting of ap is modified corresponding with the profile, you may use scan function to display ap ...

  • Page 51: Configuration

    51 chapter 5 management with wireless zero configuration this chapter instructs you how to manager your ieee 802.11n wireless lan usb adapter using the windows vista and windows xp wireless zero configuration tool. 5.1 windows xp wireless zero configuration step 1: make sure the use windows to confi...

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    52 step 3: in the wireless network connection status screen, click view wireless networks to open the wireless network connection screen. Step 4: click refresh network list to reload and search for available wireless devices within transmission range. Select a wireless network in the list and click ...

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    53 5.2 windows vista wlan autoconfig step 1: click the network icon for wireless connections in the system tray to open the wireless network connection status screen. Step 2: select the connect to a network to open the connect to the network screen. Step 3: select a wireless network in the list and ...

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    54 if the wireless security is activated for the selected wireless network, the related fields must be set to the same security setting as the associated ap. Step 4: click connect to connect the wireless network..

  • Page 55: Limited Warranty

    55 limited warranty this warranty constitutes the sole and exclusive remedy of any buyer or reseller¡s equipment and the sole and exclusive liability of the supplier in connection with the products and is in lieu of all other warranties, express, implied or statutory, including, but not limited to, ...

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    56 this warranty is contingent upon proper use in the application for which the products are intended and does not cover products which have been modified without the reseller¡s approval or which have been subjected to unusual physical or electrical demands or damaged in any way..

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    57 please complete the information below and include it along with your products. Name: title: company: telephone: fax: email: city/state/zip code: country: product name: serial number: mac address: invoice date: product description: if you have any further questions, please contact your local autho...

  • Page 58: Distributor Information

    58 distributor information zcomax technologies, inc. California business center 14545 valley view ave., suite "s" santa fe springs, ca 90670 tel: +1-562-926-4588 fax:+1-562-926-7885 new jersey business center 98 ford road, suite 3-f, denville, nj 07834, usa tel: +1-973-664-0310 fax:+1-973-664-0313 s...