Verizon VZ4010 User Manual

User Manual

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VZ 40 10

1 Introduction

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Advantages of a Wireless Network

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Applications and Advantages

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Accessing the Wireless Networking Utility from Verizon from the

Available Networks

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Advant ages of a Wirele ss Ne twork

– yo u’ll no lon ger need a ded icated “co mputer

– Ver izon Quick In stall at ion Soft ware ma kes

– se t up and acces s p rinte rs , comput ers, and othe r

– th e wide rang e o f Ve rizon netw orking

– yo u can spare the exp ense and ha ss le of

– ch oose from a wide ra nge

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Introduction

W hile som e o f t he items li st ed below ca n a ff ect networ k

Introduction

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Avoid Obstacles and Interference

Avo id placi ng your wireles s rou te r near devi ces that ma y e mit radio

AOL softw are, or by re -loggin g i nto the sec ure w eb site.

A second alternative is to change your computer’s power management

AOL, plea se re view steps 1– 4 in the previou s p ages to be sure you

Verizon.com/networking or call Verizon Technical Support at 888-604-5880.

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p ro ducts.

Applications and Advantages

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Adapts ea sily in offices or environment s t hat frequent ly re arrange

Overview

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Overview

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Note:

The ins taller w il l now start . T he wizard will t he n pro mpt you to

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I f y ou are u sing the

Installing and Setting up the Card

Installing and Setting up the Card

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After resta rting your co mputer,

After suc cessful ly insta ll ing the Wirel es s Networ king Utili ty (WNU)

just a few ea sy clicks awa y.

Accessing the WNU from the Windows System Tray

Ava ilabl e N etworks .

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Available Networks

Using the Wireless Networking Utility from Verizon

Using the Wireless Networking Utility from Verizon

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Network

Using the Wireless Networking Utility from Verizon

i s a less s ecure, b ut more wid ely

i s the new stand ard in the w ireless

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At the time of publication, four encryption methods

Access-TKIP

Access 2

Acron ym

just W PA2)

AES

Using the Wireless Networking Utility from Verizon

As a re sult of 64- bi t WEP’s p otentia l s ecurity we aknes se s, a more

After sel ecting e it her the 64- bit WEP or 128 -bit encry ption mode , i t i s

AF

= 64 -bit WEP ke y

AF

= 12 8-bit WE P k ey

u ses what is kn own as a pre-shared key as th e

i s a system whe re a rad ius server

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At this point, you should already have your wireless router set to use WPA or

Using the Wireless Networking Utility from Verizon

S el ect “WEP ” f ro m t he “Data Encr yption” drop -down menu .

After s el ectin g y our WEP encry ption mo de , you can ente r y our

A hex (hex ad ecima l) key is a combi na tion of num bers and lett ers

= 64 -bit WEP ke y

Click “ Sa ve” to fini sh. Encryp tion in the wi re le ss ro uter

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After sel ecting y ou r WEP encry ption mode , y ou can ente r y our

A hex (hex ad ecima l) key is a combi na tion of num bers and lett ers

Using the Wireless Networking Utility from Verizon

C li ck “Save ” t o f inish. E nc rypti on in the wireless rout er is now

E nt er your net work key. T his can be from eig ht to 63 chara cters

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Click “ Sa ve” to fini sh. You mu st now set all cl ients

Using the Wireless Networking Utility from Verizon

Advanced Diagnostic Tools

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Loo k at the light s o n your wirele ss rout er. If you’ re usin g a

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t he case, ma ke sure :

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Troubleshooting

The exact wind ow that ope ns will vary dep ending o n t he model

If t he network ha s s ecuri ty (encryp tion) enab led, you wi ll

Wit hin a few seco nds, the tr ay icon in the lo wer right- hand

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To che ck the SSID sett ings or loo k f or an avail ab le

Verify that the Card is plugged firmly into the CardBus slot of your

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Troubleshooting

To che ck the SSID sett ings or loo k f or an avail ab le

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D ependin g o n local wirel es s

Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting

L imiting th e wireless

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R ight-cl ick on the net work statu s i con in the sys tem tray

F ro m t he “Status ” t ab, unch eck the “Use W in dows to

Troubleshooting

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You ca n f ind techni cal suppor t i nform at ion at

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• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the distance between the equipment and the receiver.

• Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help

• EN 55022 (CISPR 22) – Electromagnetic Interference

• EN 55024 (IEC61000-4-2,3,4,5,6,8,11) – Electromagnetic Immunity

• EN 61000-3-2 (IEC610000-3-2) – Power Line Harmonics

• EN 61000-3-3 (IEC610000) – Power Line Flicker

• EN 60950 (IEC60950) – Product Safety

Information

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