ZyXEL Communications G-170S Table of Contents, Preface, Chapter, Chapter, Copyright, List of Tables, List of Figures, Getting Started, Table of Contents

ZyXEL G-170S User’s Guide

Table of Contents

Copyright	..................................................................................................................	3
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Interference Statement ...............		4
ZyXEL Limited Warranty..........................................................................................		6
Customer Support....................................................................................................		7
Table of Contents .....................................................................................................		9
List of Figures ........................................................................................................		13
List of Tables ..........................................................................................................		15
Preface ....................................................................................................................		17
Chapter 1
Getting Started .......................................................................................................		19
1.1	About Your G-170S ..........................................................................................	19
	1.1.1 Application Overview ................................................................................	19
	1.1.1.1 Infrastructure ...................................................................................	19
	1.1.1.2 Ad-Hoc ............................................................................................	20
1.2	G-170S Hardware and Utility Installation ...........................................................	21
1.3	Configuration Methods ......................................................................................	21
1.4	Windows XP Users Only ....................................................................................	21
1.5	Accessing the ZyXEL Utility ..............................................................................	22
1.6	ZyXEL Utility Screen Summary ..........................................................................	22
1.7	Connecting to a Wireless LAN ...........................................................................	23
	1.7.1 Site Survey ...............................................................................................	23
Chapter 2
Wireless LAN Network...........................................................................................		27
2.1	Wireless LAN Overview ....................................................................................	27
	2.1.1 SSID .........................................................................................................	27
	2.1.2 Channel ....................................................................................................	27
	2.1.3 Transmission Rate (Tx Rate) ....................................................................	27
	2.1.4 Super G ....................................................................................................	28
2.2	Wireless LAN Security Overview ......................................................................	28
	2.2.1 Data Encryption with WEP .......................................................................	28
	2.2.2 IEEE 802.1x ..............................................................................................	28
	2.2.2.1 EAP Authentication .........................................................................	29

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