ZyXEL Communications NWD6605, NWD6505 User Manual
NWD Series Dual-Band Wireless USB Adapter
NWD6505
NWD6605
Version 1.00
Edition 1, 05/2013
Quick Start Guide
User’s Guide
www.zyxel.com
Copyright © 2013 ZyXEL Communications Corporation
IMPORTANT!
READ CAREFULLY BEFORE USE.
KEEP THIS GUIDE FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.
Screenshots and graphics in this book may differ slightly from your product due to differences in
your product firmware or your computer operating system. Every effort has been made to ensure
that the information in this manual is accurate.
Related Documentation
•Quick Start Guide
The Quick Start Guide shows how to connect the NWD Series and set up your network.
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Contents Overview
Contents Overview
Introduction and Configuration ..........................................................................................................7
Getting Started ..........................................................................................................................................9
Tutorial ....................................................................................................................................................12
Wireless LANs ..................................................................................... ... ... ..............................................21
.............................................................................................................................................................29
Troubleshooting .................................................................................................................................29
Troubleshooting ......................................................................................................................................31
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Contents Overview
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Contents Overview ..............................................................................................................................3
Table of Contents .................................................................................................................................5
Part I: Introduction and Configuration ............................................................7
Chapter 1
Getting Started......................................................................................................................................9
1.1 Overview .......................................................................... ... ... .... .........................................................9
1.1.1 Before You Begin ....... ... ... ... ....................................................... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... .........................9
1.2 About Your NWD Series Wireless LAN Adapter ...............................................................................9
1.2.1 Hardware ...... ... ....................................................... ... ... .... .........................................................9
1.2.2 NWD Series LED Indicator Function ......................................................... .... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .11
Chapter 2
Tutorial.................................................................................................................................................12
2.1 Overview .......................................................................... ... ... .... .......................................................12
2.1.1 What You Can Do in This Tutorial ............................................................................................12
2.1.2 What You Need to Know .................................. .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... .... .......................................12
2.1.3 Before You Begin ....... ... ... ... ....................................................... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... .......................12
2.2 Driver Installation ............................................................................................. ... .... ..........................13
2.3 Network Connection ...................................................... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... ...........................................16
2.3.1 ZyXEL Network Connection Wizard (Windows Zero Configuration) ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .16
2.3.2 Connecting to an AP using Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) ......................................................19
Chapter 3
Wireless LANs.....................................................................................................................................21
3.1 Overview .......................................................................... ... ... .... .......................................................21
3.1.1 What You Need to Know .................................. .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... .... .......................................21
3.2 Wireless LAN Overview ............................................... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... .................................22
3.3 Wireless LAN Security ................................................. ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ..............................22
3.3.1 WEP .......................... ....................................................... .......................................................23
3.3.2 WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK ......................................................................................................23
3.4 Wi-Fi Protected Setup ...................... ... ... ... ... .... ....................................................... ... ... ....................24
3.4.1 How WPS Works .....................................................................................................................24
3.4.2 Limitations of WPS ................................................. ... ... .... ... ....................................................27
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Table of Contents
Part II: ..............................................................................................................29
Part II: Troubleshooting ..................................................................................29
Chapter 4
Troubleshooting..................................................................................................................................31
4.1 Power, Hardware Connections, and LEDs ........................................................................................31
4.2 Link Quality ......................................... ... ... ....................................................... .................................32
4.3 Problems Communicating with Other Computers .............................................................................32
Appendix A Legal Information............................................................................................................33
Index ....................................................................................................................................................39
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PART I
Introduction and
Configuration
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1.1 Overview
The ZyXEL NWD Series of dual-band wireless USB adapters can connect to a 2.4 G network or a 5G
network and bring you a better Internet experience over existing 802.11 networks.
This section includes an overview of your NWD Series adapter.What You Need to Know
The following terms and concepts may help as you read through this section, and subsequently as
you read through the rest of the User’s Guide.
Access Point
An Access Point (AP) is a network device that acts as a bridge between a wired and a wireless
network. Outside of the home or office, APs can most often be found in coffee shops, bookstores
and other businesses that offer wireless Internet connectivity to their customers.
CHAPTER 1
Getting Started
Infrastructure
An infrastructure network is one that seamlessly combines both wireless and wired components.
One or more APs often serve as the bridge between wireless and wired LANs.
1.1.1 Before You Begin
Read the Quick Start Guide for information on making hardware connections and using the ZyXEL
utility to connect your NWD Series to a network.
1.2 About Your NWD Series Wireless LAN Adapter
Your NWD Series IEEE 802.11ac compliant wireless LAN adapter can also connect to IEEE 802.11 a/
b/g/n/ac wireless networks. The NWD Series’ WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) allows you to easily
connect to another WPS-enabled device.
The NWD Series of USB adapters connect to an empty USB port on your computer.
See your NWD Series’s Quick Start Guide for installation instructions, and see the section on
product specifications in this User’s Guide for detailed information.
1.2.1 Hardware
This section describes the NWD Series of adapters’ physical appearance.
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Chapter 1 Getting Started
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1.2.1.1 NWD6605 Dual-Band Wireless AC1200 USB Adapter
Figure 1 NWD6605 Physical Characteristics
LED color: Blue
LED color: Blue
LED color: Blue
LED color: Blue
Dual-band
Dual-band
Dual-band
Dual-band
external antenna
external antenna
external antenna
external antenna
One-touch WPS button
One-touch WPS button
One-touch WPS button
One-touch WPS button
1.2.1.2 NWD6505 Dual-Band Wireless AC600 USB Adapter
Figure 2 NWD6505 Physical Characteristics
LED Indicator: Link/ Act
LED Indicator: Link/ Act
LED color: Blue
LED color: Blue
One-touch
One-touch
WPS button
WPS button
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1.2.2 NWD Series LED Indicator Function
The following table describes the function of the NWD Series’s LED indicators.
Table 1 NWD Series LED Indicator Legend
STATUS DESCRIPTION
On The driver is installed.
Slow Blinking The NWD is searching for available wireless device or a WPS connection is
Rapid
Blinking
Off The NWD is turned off or the driver is not installed.
being initiated.
The NWD is connected to a wireless device, and is transmitting or receiving
data.
Chapter 1 Getting Started
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2.1 Overview
This tutorial shows you how to join a wireless infrastructure network using the ZyXEL utility. The
wireless client is labeled C and the Access Point is labeled AP.
Figure 3 Infrastructure Network
CHAPTER 2
Tutorial
2.1.1 What You Can Do in This Tutorial
• Install the driver for your NWD Series adapter. See Section 2.2 on page 13 for details.
• Connect securely to an infrastructure AP using your adapter’s Connection Wizard. See Section
2.3.1 on page 16 for details.
• Connect securely to an infrastructure AP using the WPS protocol. See Section 2.3.2 on page 19
for details.
2.1.2 What You Need to Know
The following term may help as you read through this section.
WPS
Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) is a security protocol that lets two or more devices connect securely to
one another with a minimum amount of hassle on your part. It most cases, establishing a secure
connection with another WPS device is as easy as pushing a button.
2.1.3 Before You Begin
• Make sure that you have already familiarized yourself with the NWD Series’s features and
hardware, as described in Chapter 1 Getting Started.
• You should have valid login information for an existing network Access Point, otherwise you may
not be able to make a network connection right away.
Note: In the following procedures the NWD6605 driver installation tool and Windows 7
OS are used for purposes of example.
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