ZyAIR G-220 User’s Guide

Table of Contents

Copyright.......................................................................................................................................................

ii

ZyXEL Limited Warranty ..........................................................................................................................

iii

Information for Canadian Users.................................................................................................................

iv

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Interference Statement....................................................

v

Customer Support.......................................................................................................................................

vii

List of Figures...............................................................................................................................................

xi

List of Tables ...............................................................................................................................................

xii

Preface.........................................................................................................................................................

xiii

Chapter 1 Getting Started.........................................................................................................................

1-1

1.1

About Your ZyAIR ........................................................................................................................

1-1

1.2

ZyAIR Hardware and Utility Installation.....................................................................................

1-1

1.3

Ways to Configure the ZyAIR.......................................................................................................

1-1

1.4

Disable Windows XP Wireless LAN Configuration Tool .............................................................

1-2

1.5

Accessing the ZyXEL Utility.........................................................................................................

1-5

1.6

ZyAIR Modes................................................................................................................................

1-6

1.6.1

Change ZyAIR Modes .........................................................................................................

1-6

Chapter 2 Wireless LAN Network............................................................................................................

2-1

2.1

Overview ......................................................................................................................................

2-1

2.1.1

SSID.....................................................................................................................................

2-1

2.1.2

Channel ................................................................................................................................

2-1

2.1.3

Transmission Rate (Tx Rate)................................................................................................

2-1

2.1.4

Wireless Network Application .............................................................................................

2-1

2.1.5

Roaming ...............................................................................................................................

2-3

2.2

Wireless LAN Security..................................................................................................................

2-4

2.2.1

Data Encryption with WEP ..................................................................................................

2-4

2.3

Fragmentation Threshold.............................................................................................................

2-5

2.4

RTS/CTS Threshold......................................................................................................................

2-5

2.5

Authentication Type .....................................................................................................................

2-6

2.6

Preamble Type .............................................................................................................................

2-6

Chapter 3 Wireless Station Mode Configuration....................................................................................

3-1

3.1

Introduction..................................................................................................................................

3-1

3.2

The Link Info Screen ....................................................................................................................

3-1

3.2.1

Trend Chart ..........................................................................................................................

3-3

3.3

The Site Survey Screen .................................................................................................................

3-3

3.3.1

Connecting to a Network......................................................................................................

3-5

3.3.2

Security Settings...................................................................................................................

3-6

3.4

The Profile Screen........................................................................................................................

3-8

3.4.1

Adding a New Profile.........................................................................................................

3-10

3.5

The Adapter Screen....................................................................................................................

3-16

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