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" Never bend, twist or force the NWD210N into

the port. If there is not enough space to attach

the NWD210N, use the included USB cable.

The NWD210N’s LED (light) turns on if it is properly inserted.

V If the NWD210N’s LED is not on after you have

installed the software and the NWD210N, make

sure the NWD210N is properly inserted.

The NWD210N automatically connects to an available

wireless network without security enabled.

However, this may not be the wireless network to which you

want to connect. Run the utility to ensure you are connected

to the correct network.

2.1 Run the Utility

The utility is an interface that allows you to see information

about and control the NWD210N.

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Table 4 The Add Profile: System Configuration Screen

LABEL DESCRIPTION

CAM

Select this to have the NWD210N never go into

(Constantly

sleep mode.

Awake

Mode)

Power

Select this to have the NWD210N go into sleep

Saving Mode

mode when it is not transmitting data.

Network

Select Infrastructure to connect to a wireless

Type

access point, or select 802.11 Ad Hoc to

connect to another wireless-enabled computer.

Tx Power This field controls the transmission power of

the NWD210N. When using the NWD210N with

a notebook computer, select a lower

transmission power level when you are close to

the AP in order to conserve battery power.

Channel In ad-hoc mode, choose the radio channel to

use for the wireless network. If there are other

networks in the area, choose a channel as far

away as possible, in order to minimize the risk

of interference.

In Infrastructure mode, this field is not

configurable; the NWD210N uses whichever

channel the access point uses.

RTS

Select the packet size above which the

Threshold

NWD210N transmits an RTS (Request To

Send) message.

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Table 4 The Add Profile: System Configuration Screen

LABEL DESCRIPTION

Fragment

Select the packet size above which the

Threshold

NWD210N fragments (breaks up) the packet

into smaller pieces.

OK Click this to save your changes and return to

the Profile List screen.

Cancel Click this to return to the Profile List screen

without saving your changes.

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4.1.3 The Add Profile: Authentication & Security

Screen

Use this screen to configure a profile’s security settings. Click

Authentication & Security in the Add Profile: System

Configuration screen. The following screen displays.

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The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 5 The Add Profile: Authentication & Security Screen

LABEL DESCRIPTION

Authenticatio

Select the security standard you want to use.

n Type

All the other wireless devices on your network

must be able to use the same standard you

select.

• Open mode is used when security is not an

issue. No authentication is required, and any

wireless device can join the network.

• Shared mode security is used with WEP (Wired

Equivalent Privacy).

• WPA-PSK security uses a pre-shared key. All the

wireless devices on the network use the same

key to access the network. This option is not

available in ad-hoc mode.

• WPA2-PSK is an improved version of WPA-PSK

security. This option is not available in ad-hoc

mode.

Encryption

• When you select Open or Shared in the

Authentication Type field, either select None to

Type

use no security, or select WEP to use Wired

Equivalent Privacy security.

• When you select WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK in the

Authentication Type field, select TKIP to use

the Temporal Key Integrity Protocol. Alternatively,

select AES to use the Advanced Encryption

Standard.

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Table 5 The Add Profile: Authentication & Security Screen

LABEL DESCRIPTION

WPA Pre-

When you select WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK in

Shared Key

the Authentication Type field, enter the

network’s pre-shared key (8~64 uppercase or

lowercase letters and numbers).

Key #1~4 When you select WEP in the Encryption Type

field, you must enter the network’s WEP key.

Check with your network’s administrator for the

correct settings.

Select the key number (1~4), select the key

type (Hexadecimal or ASCII), and enter the

WEP key in the field to the right.

Hexadecimal keys use numerals and the letters

a~f only, whereas ASCII keys use numerals

and all letters.

OK Click this to save your settings and return to the

previous screen.

Cancel Click this to return to the previous screen

without saving your settings.

4.1.4 The Edit Profile: System Configuration Screen

Use this screen to change a profile’s basic settings. Click Edit

in the Profile List screen. The screen that displays is identical

to that described in section 4.1.2 on page 14.

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4.1.5 The Edit Profile: Authentication and Security

Screen

Use this screen to change a profile’s security settings. Click

Authentication and Security in the Edit Profile: System

Configuration screen. The screen that displays is identical to

that described in section 4.1.3 on page 17.

4.2 The Link Status Screen

Use this screen to see your current connection status,

configuration and data rate statistics. Click the utility’s Link

Status tab. The following screen displays.

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The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 6 The Link Status Screen

LABEL DESCRIPTION

Status This displays the SSID (Service Set IDentifier)

and MAC (Media Access Control) address of

the access point or peer device to which the

NWD210N is connected.

Current

This displays the channel number of the current

Channel

wireless connection, as well as the radio

frequency of the channel in megahertz.

Link Speed

This displays the maximum possible data

(Mbps)

transmission (tx) and reception (rx) speeds of

the current connection in megabits per second.

Throughput

This displays the actual data transmission (tx)

(Kbps)

and reception (rx) speeds of the current

connection in kilobits per second.

Link Quality This shows the quality of the wireless

connection. This refers to the percentage of

packets transmitted successfully. If there are

too many wireless stations in a wireless

network, collisions may occur which could

result in a loss of messages even though you

have high signal strength.

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Table 6 The Link Status Screen (Continued)

LABEL DESCRIPTION

Signal

These show the strength of the signal. The

Strength 1~2

NWD210N has two internal antennas, each of

which has a separate display bar.

The signal strength depends mainly on the

antenna output power and the distance

between your NWD210N and the AP or peer

computer.

dBm format Click this to display the Signal Strength 1 and

2 values in dBm (decibels below 1 milliwatt).

Noise Level This displays the amount of interference on the

wireless connection.

HT Info This section displays advanced information

about the 802.11n wireless connection (if you

are using 802.11b or 802.11g, nothing displays

here).

HT stands for “high throughput”.

BW: this displays the bandwidth (20 or 40 Mhz)

of the wireless connection.

GI: this displays the guard interval length. The

guard interval is used to prevent wireless

transmissions from interfering with one another.

MCS: this displays the modulation and coding

scheme, which dictates how the data is

transmitted over the wireless link.

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4.3 The Site Survey Screen

Use this screen to see information about the wireless

networks in your area, and to connect to a wireless network.

Click the utility’s Site Survey tab. The following screen

displays.

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The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 7 The Site Survey Screen

LABEL DESCRIPTION

SSID This displays the network’s Service Set

IDentifier. The SSID is the name of the network.

BSSID This displays the Basic Service Set IDentifier.

The BSSID is the MAC (Media Access Control)

address of the access point or peer wireless

device.

Every networking device has a unique MAC

address, which identifies it on the network.

Signal This displays the received radio signal strength

of the network. The higher the value, the better

the connection.

Channel This displays the wireless channel on which the

network is operating.

Authenticatio

This displays whether WPA, WPA2, WPA-PSK

n

or WPA2-PSK is used on the network.

If the network uses no security or WEP,

Unknown displays.

At the time of writing, the NWD210N does not

support WPA or WPA2.

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Table 9 The Advanced Screen

LABEL DESCRIPTION

Radio On/Off A green icon ( ) displays when the

NWD210N’s radio is enabled. A red icon ( )

displays when the NWD210N’s radio is

disabled.

•Select Radio Off to disable the NWD210N’s

wireless functions.

•Select Radio On to enable the NWD210N’s

wireless functions.

Apply Click this to save your settings.

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4.6 The About Screen

Use this screen to see the version numbers of the

NWD210N’s utility and driver, and to see its MAC (Media

Access Control) address. Click the utility’s About tab. The

following screen displays.

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 10 The About Screen

LABEL DESCRIPTION

Utility This section displays the version number and

release date of the NWD210N’s utility.

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Table 10 The About Screen

LABEL DESCRIPTION

Driver This section displays the version number and

release date of the NWD210N’s driver.

MAC

This field displays the NWD210N Media

Address

Access Control (MAC) address.

You can also see the utility’s version number by clicking on

the ZyXEL Wireless Utility menu at the top of your screen

and selecting About Wireless Utility. The following screen

displays.

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Procedure to View a Product’s Certification(s)

1 Go to www.zyxel.com.

2 Select your product from the drop-down list box on

the ZyXEL home page to go to that product's page.

3 Select the certification you wish to view from this

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Übersicht

Der NWD210N ist ein drahtloser USB-Netzwerkadapter für

Ihren Computer. Der NWD210N ist WPS-kompatibel (Wi-Fi

Protected Setup; Wi-Fi-geschütztes Setup).

Verbinden Sie einen Computer mit dem NWD210N an einen

Wireless Access Point (AP). Das ist auch als Infrastruktur-

Modus bekannt.

Sie können den NWD210N auch verwenden, um drahtlos

eine Verbindung zu einem anderen Wireless-Computer

herzustellen. Das wird auch Ad-hoc-Modus genannt.

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