ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide

Table 28 Windows XP: Wireless (network) properties: Association (continued)

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

 

 

This is a

If this check box is selected, you are connecting to another computer directly.

computer-to-

 

computer (ad hoc)

 

network; wireless

 

access points are

 

not used

 

OK

Click OK to save your changes.

 

 

Cancel

Click Cancel to leave this screen without saving any changes you may have made.

 

 

Authentication

Click the Authentication tab in the Wireless (network) properties screen to display the screen shown next. The fields on this screen are grayed out when the network is in Ad-Hoc mode or data encryption is disabled.

Figure 68 Windows XP: Wireless (network) properties: Authentication

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 29 Windows XP: Wireless (network) properties: Authentication

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

 

 

Enable IEEE

This field displays whether the IEEE 802.1x authentication is active.

802.1x

If the network authentication is set to Open in the previous screen, you can choose

authentication for

to disable or enable this feature.

this network

 

 

 

EAP Type

Select the type of EAP authentication. Options are Protected EAP (PEAP) and

 

Smart Card or other Certificate.

Properties

Click this button to open the properties screen and configure certificates. The

 

screen varies depending on what you select in the EAP type field.

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