Equinox Systems ZyAIR G-200 2.3The Site Survey Screen, Site Survey

ZyAIR G-200 User’s Guide

	Table 2-1 ZyAIR Utility: Link Info

LABEL	DESCRIPTION

Re-Connect	Click Re-Connectto re-establish the connection to the wireless network whose SSID is
	shown in the Current SSID field.
Channel	This field displays the radio channel the ZyAIR is currently using.

Transfer Rate	This field displays the current transmission rate of the ZyAIR in megabits per second.

Security	This field displays the security level configured as either None, WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA
	or 802.1x for the wireless device.
Current IP	This field displays your computers IP address.

Operating Mode	This field displays the operating mode of the ZyAIR.
	Infrastructure: the ZyAIR associates to an AP.
	Ad-Hoc:the ZyAIR associates to a peer ad-hoc computer.

TX/RX (Total Frame)

Transmitted	This field displays the number of data frames transmitted.

Received	This field displays the number of data frames received.

Signal Strength	The status bar and the percentage number or a number in dBm show the strength of the
	signal.
Link Quality	The status bar and the percentage number show the quality of the signal.

OK	Click OK to apply the changes and close the screen.

Cancel	Click Cancel to discard all changes and close the screen.

Help	Click Help to display on-line help screen.

2.3The Site Survey Screen

Use the Site Survey screen to scan for and connect to a wireless network automatically.

2-4	Using the ZyAIR Utility

Contents

Page Copyright Copyright ©2004 by ZyXEL Communications Corporation Disclaimer Trademarks ZyXEL Limited Warranty NOTE Online Registration Information for Canadian Users Caution Note Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Interference Statement Notice Certifications Page Customer Support Page Table of Contents Page List of Figures List of Tables Preface About This User's Guide Syntax Conventions Related Documentation User Guide Feedback Page Chapter Getting Started 1.1ZyAIR Hardware and Utility Installation 1.2Disable Windows XP Wireless LAN Configuration Tool Figure 1-3Windows XP: Wireless Network Connection Status Properties Wireless Networks Figure 1-4Windows XP: Connect to Wireless Network 1.3Accessing the ZyAIR Utility Page Using the ZyAIR Utility 2.1About Wireless LAN Network 2.1.1SSID 2.1.2 Channel 2.1.3 Transmission Rate 2.1.5 Roaming 2.2The Link Info Screen 2.3The Site Survey Screen 2.3.1Connecting to a Wireless Network 2.4The Configuration Screen 2.5Wireless LAN Security 2.6The Security Configuration Screen 2.6.1 Data Encryption with WEP Page Figure 2-10WEP Authentication Table 2-4WEP Authentication 2.6.2 Data Encryption with WPA Encryption 2.6.3 Data Encryption with WPA-PSK WPA-PSKApplication Example WPA with RADIUS Application Example Page 2.6.4 Data Encryption with 2.7The About Screen Figure 2-16About Table 2-8About Maintenance 3.1Removing the ZyAIR Utility 3.2Upgrading the ZyAIR Utility 3.3Disconnecting the ZyAIR Safely Remove Hardware Hardware devices Stop Stop a Hardware device Page Page Troubleshooting 4.1Problems Starting the ZyAIR Utility Program 4.2Problems Communicating With Other Computers 4.3Problem with the Link Status 4.4The ZyAIR Does Not Respond Appendix A Wireless LAN and IEEE Benefits of a Wireless LAN Ad-hocWireless LAN Configuration Infrastructure Wireless LAN Configuration Appendix B Wireless LAN With IEEE Security Flaws with IEEE Deployment Issues with IEEE Advantages of the IEEE Diagram 4-3Sequences for EAP MD5–ChallengeAuthentication Appendix C Types of EAP Authentication EAP-MD5 (Message-DigestAlgorithm 5) EAP-TLS(Transport Layer Security) EAP-TTLS(Tunneled Transport Layer Service) Comparison of EAP Authentication Types Appendix D Product Specifications Page Index