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ZyXEL Communications G-100 2.7.1Connecting to a Wireless Network, Table 2-2Site Survey, Figure 2-6Site Survey

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	Figure 2-6 Site Survey
The following table describes the fields in the table.
	Table 2-2 Site Survey

FIELD	DESCRIPTION

SSID	This field displays the SSID (or name) of each wireless device.

Signal	This field displays the signal strength of each wireless device.

Channel	This field displays the channel number used by each wireless device.

Security	This field shows whether the wireless security is activated (WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA or
	802.1x) or inactive (None).
BSSType	This field displays the wireless network type as Infrastructure or Ad Hoc of each wireless
	device.
	Infrastructure: the ZyAIR associates to an AP.
	Ad-Hoc:the ZyAIR associates to a peer ad-hoc computer.

Mode	This field displays the wireless standard (802.11b or 802.11g) of the wireless device.

BSSID	This field displays the MAC address of the wireless device.

Search	Click Search to scan for available wireless device within transmission range.

Connect	Click Connect to associate to the selected wireless device.

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.

2.7.1Connecting to a Wireless Network

Follow the steps below to connect to a network.

2-6	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 List of Figures List of Tables Preface About This User's Guide Syntax Conventions Related Documentation User Guide Feedback 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 Your ZyAIR 2.2Benefits of a Wireless LAN 2.3Notes on Wireless LAN Setup 2.4About Wireless LAN Network 2.4.1SSID 2.4.2 Channel 2.4.3 Transmission Rate 2.4.4 Wireless Network Application 2.4.5 Roaming 2.5ZyAIR Driver and Wireless Utility Installation 2.6The Link Info Screen 2.7The Site Survey Screen 2.7.1Connecting to a Wireless Network 2.8The Configuration Screen 2.9Wireless LAN Security 2.10 The Security Configuration Screen 2.10.1 Data Encryption with WEP Page Figure 2-10WEP Authentication Table 2-4WEP Authentication 2.10.2 Data Encryption with WPA Encryption 2.10.3 Data Encryption with WPA-PSK WPA-PSKApplication Example WPA with RADIUS Application Example Page 2.10.4 Data Encryption with Figure 2-15802.1x Authentication Table 2-7802.1x Authentication 2.11 The About Screen 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 IEEE 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