ZyXEL G-170S User’s Guide

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 11 Profile Screen

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

 

 

Profile List

Click a column heading to sort the entries.

 

 

 

denotes that the wireless device is in infrastructure mode and the wireless

,

security is activated.

denotes that the wireless device is in infrastructure mode but the wireless

,

security is deactivated.

or

denotes that the wireless device is in Ad-Hoc mode and the wireless

 

security is activated.

 

denotes that the wireless device is in Ad-Hoc mode but the wireless

 

security is deactivated.

Profile Name

This is the name of the pre-configured profile.

 

 

SSID

This is the SSID of the wireless network to which the selected profile associate.

 

 

Connect

To use a previously saved network profile, select a pre-configured profile name in

 

the table and click Connect.

Add

To add a new profile into the table, click Add.

 

 

Delete

To delete an existing wireless network configuration, select a profile in the table

 

and click Delete.

Edit

To edit an existing wireless network configuration, select a profile in the table and

 

click Edit.

Profile Info

The following fields display detail information of the selected profile in the Profile

 

List table.

Network Type

This field displays the network type (Infrastructure or Ad Hoc) of the profile.

 

 

Network Mode

This fields displays the network standard (802.11g, 802.11b or 802.11b/g) of the

 

wireless device.

Channel

This field displays the channel number used by the profile.

 

 

Security

This field shows whether data encryption is activated (WEP, 802.1x, WPA, WPA2,

 

WPA-PSK, or WPA2-PSK) or inactive (DISABLE).

3.3.1 Adding a New Profile

Follow the steps below to add a new profile.

1Click Add in the Profile screen. An Add New Profile screen displays as shown next. Click Next to continue.

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