Document Outline

• G-560 User's Guide
• Copyright
• Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Interference Statement
• Safety Warnings
• ZyXEL Limited Warranty
• Customer Support
• Table of Contents
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• Preface
• 1. Getting to Know Your G-560
  • 1.1 Introducing the G-560 Wireless Access Point
  • 1.2 G-560 Features
  • 1.3 Applications for the G-560
    • 1.3.1 Access Point
      • 1.3.1.1 Internet Access Application
      • 1.3.1.2 Corporation Network Application
    • 1.3.2 Access Point + Bridge
  • 1.4 The LED Display
• 2. Management Computer Setup
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 Wired Connection
    • 2.2.1 Setting Up Your Computer's IP Address
      • 2.2.1.1 Windows 2000/NT/XP
  • 2.3 Wireless Connection
  • 2.4 Resetting the G-560
    • 2.4.1 Method of Restoring Factory-Defaults
• 3. Introducing the Web Configurator
  • 3.1 Web Configurator Overview
  • 3.2 Accessing the G-560 Web Configurator
  • 3.3 Configuring the G-560 Using the Wizard
    • 3.3.1 Basic Settings
    • 3.3.2 Wireless Settings
    • 3.3.3 Security Settings
      • 3.3.3.1 Disable
      • 3.3.3.2 WEP
      • 3.3.3.3 WPA-PSK
    • 3.3.4 Confirm Your Settings
• 4. Status Screens
  • 4.1 System Status
    • 4.1.1 Statistics
    • 4.1.2 Association List
• 5. System Screens
  • 5.1 Factory Ethernet Defaults
  • 5.2 TCP/IP Parameters
    • 5.2.1 IP Address Assignment
    • 5.2.2 IP Address and Subnet Mask
  • 5.3 Configuring System Settings
  • 5.4 Time Settings
• 6. Wireless Screens
  • 6.1 Wireless LAN Overview
    • 6.1.1 IBSS
    • 6.1.2 BSS
    • 6.1.3 ESS
  • 6.2 Wireless LAN Basics
    • 6.2.1 Channel
    • 6.2.2 SSID
    • 6.2.3 RTS/CTS
    • 6.2.4 Fragmentation Threshold
    • 6.3.1 WMM QoS Example
    • 6.3.2 WMM QoS Priorities
    • 6.3.3 ToS (Type of Service) and WMM QoS
  • 6.4 Configuring Wireless
    • 6.4.1 Access Point Mode
    • 6.4.2 Access Point + Bridge Mode
      • 6.4.2.1 Bridge Loop
      • 6.4.2.2 Configuring Access Point + Bridge Mode
  • 6.5 Wireless Security Overview
    • 6.5.1 Encryption
    • 6.5.2 Authentication
    • 6.5.3 Restricted Access
    • 6.5.4 Hide G-560 Identity
  • 6.6 WEP Overview
    • 6.6.1 Data Encryption
    • 6.6.2 Authentication
  • 6.7 802.1x Overview
  • 6.8 Introduction to RADIUS
    • 6.8.1 Types of RADIUS Messages
  • 6.9 EAP Authentication Overview
  • 6.10 Dynamic WEP Key Exchange
  • 6.11 Introduction to WPA and WPA2
    • 6.11.1 Encryption
    • 6.11.2 User Authentication
  • 6.12 WPA(2)-PSK Application Example
  • 6.13 WPA(2) with RADIUS Application Example
  • 6.14 Security Parameters Summary
  • 6.15 Wireless Client WPA Supplicants
  • 6.16 Configuring Wireless Security
    • 6.16.1 Disable
    • 6.16.2 WEP
    • 6.16.3 WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK/Mixed
    • 6.16.4 WPA/WPA2/Mixed
    • 6.16.5 IEEE 802.1x
  • 6.17 MAC Filter
  • 6.18 Introduction to OTIST
    • 6.18.1 Enabling OTIST
      • 6.18.1.1 AP
      • 6.18.1.2 Wireless Client
    • 6.18.2 Starting OTIST
    • 6.18.3 Notes on OTIST
• 7. Management Screens
  • 7.1 Maintenance Overview
  • 7.2 Configuring Password
  • 7.3 Logs
  • 7.4 Configuration Screen
    • 7.4.1 Backup Configuration
    • 7.4.2 Restore Configuration
    • 7.4.3 Back to Factory Defaults
  • 7.5 F/W Upload Screen
  • 7.6 Language Screen
• 8. Troubleshooting
  • 8.1 Problems Starting Up the G-560
  • 8.2 Problems with the Password
  • 8.3 Problems with the WLAN Interface
  • 8.4 Problems with the Ethernet Interface
    • 8.4.1 Pop-up Windows, JavaScripts and Java Permissions
      • 8.4.1.1 Internet Explorer Pop-up Blockers
      • 8.4.1.2 JavaScripts
      • 8.4.1.3 Java Permissions
  • 8.5 Testing the Connection to the G-560
• A. Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address
  • Windows 95/98/Me
    • Installing Components
    • Configuring
    • Verifying Settings
  • Windows 2000/NT/XP
    • Verifying Settings
  • Macintosh OS 8/9
    • Verifying Settings
  • Macintosh OS X
    • Verifying Settings
  • Linux
    • Using the K Desktop Environment (KDE)
    • Using Configuration Files
    • Verifying Settings
• B. Wireless LANs
  • Wireless LAN Topologies
    • Ad-hoc Wireless LAN Configuration
    • BSS
    • ESS
  • Channel
  • RTS/CTS
  • Fragmentation Threshold
  • IEEE 802.11g Wireless LAN
  • IEEE 802.1x
  • RADIUS
    • Types of RADIUS Messages
  • EAP Authentication
  • Types of Authentication
    • EAP-MD5 (Message-Digest Algorithm 5)
    • EAP-TLS (Transport Layer Security)
    • EAP-TTLS (Tunneled Transport Layer Service)
    • PEAP (Protected EAP)
    • LEAP
    • WEP Encryption
  • WEP Authentication Steps
    • Dynamic WEP Key Exchange
  • WPA(2)
    • User Authentication
    • Encryption
  • Roaming
    • Requirements for Roaming
• C. IP Subnetting
  • IP Addressing
  • IP Classes
  • Subnet Masks
  • Subnetting
  • Example: Two Subnets
  • Example: Four Subnets
  • Example Eight Subnets
  • Subnetting With Class A and Class B Networks.
• Index
  • Numerics
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