ZyXEL G-220 v2 User’s Guide

1.5 Accessing the ZyXEL Utility

After you install and start the ZyXEL Utility, an icon for the ZyXEL Utility appears in the system tray.

Note: When the ZyXEL Utility system tray icon displays, the ZyXEL G-220 v2 is installed properly.

When you use the ZyXEL Utility, it automatically disables the Windows XP wireless configuration tool.

Figure 4 ZyXEL Utility: System Tray Icon

The color of the ZyXEL Utility system tray icon indicates the status of the ZyXEL G-220 v2. Refer to the following table for details.

Table 1 ZyXEL Utility: System Tray Icon

COLOR

DESCRIPTION

 

 

Red

The ZyXEL G-220 v2 is operating in wireless station mode but is not connected to a

 

wireless network.

Green

The ZyXEL G-220 v2 is operating in wireless station mode and connected to a wireless

 

network.

Pale Blue

The ZyXEL G-220 v2 is operating in access point mode.

 

 

Double-click on the ZyXEL Wireless LAN Utility icon in the system tray to open the ZyXEL Utility. The ZyXEL Utility screens are similar in all Microsoft Windows versions. Screens for Windows XP are shown.

Note: Click the

icon (located in the top right corner) to display the on-line help

window.

 

1.6 Connecting to a Wireless LAN

This section shows you how to associate with a network using the ZyXEL Utility. You can either manually connect to a network or configure a profile to have the ZyXEL G-220 v2 automatically connect to a specific network. Otherwise, configure nothing and leave the ZyXEL G-220 v2 to automatically scan for and connect to any other available network without security.

See the next chapters for detailed field descriptions.

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Chapter 1 Getting Started