ZyXEL G-260 User’s Guide

If there is no security activated for the selected wireless network, a warning screen appears. Click Connect Anyway if wireless security is not your concern.

Figure 44 Windows XP SP2: Wireless Network Connection: WEP or WPA-PSK

Figure 45 Windows XP SP2: Wireless Network Connection: No Security

5Verify that you have successfully connected to the selected network and check the connection status in the wireless network list or the connection icon in the Preferred networks or Available networks list.

The following table describes the connection icons.

Table 22 Windows XP: Wireless Networks

ICON DESCRIPTION

This denotes the wireless network is an available wireless network.

This denotes the ZyXEL wireless LAN adapter is associated to the wireless network.

This denotes the wireless network is not available.

Security Settings

When you configure the ZyXEL wireless LAN adapter to connect to a secure network but the security settings are not yet enabled on the ZyXEL wireless LAN adapter, you will see different screens according to the authentication and encryption methods used by the selected network.

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