ZyXEL G-170S 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 G-170S is installed properly.

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

Figure 5 ZyXEL Utility: System Tray Icon

The color of the ZyXEL utility system tray icon indicates the status of the G-170S. Refer to the following table for details.

Table 1 ZyXEL Utility: System Tray Icon

COLOR

DESCRIPTION

 

 

Red

The G-170S is not connected to a wireless network or is searching for an available wireless

 

network.

Green

The G-170S is connected to a wireless network.

 

 

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 ZyXEL Utility Screen Summary

This sections describes the ZyXEL utility screens.

Figure 6 Menu Summary

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