ZyXEL Communications NWD2705 manual

NWD2705

Dual-Band Wireless N450 USB Adapter

Version 1.00

Edition 1, 09/2012

Quick Start GuideUser’s Guide

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Contents

NWD2705 Quick Start Guide User’s Guide IMPORTANT READ CAREFULLY BEFORE USE KEEP THIS GUIDE FOR FUTURE REFERENCE Related Documentation Contents Overview Page Table of Contents Part I: Introduction and Configuration Part II: Troubleshooting Page Page Page Page Getting Started 1.1 Overview 1.1.1What You Need to Know Access Point Infrastructure 1.2 About Your NWD2705 1.2.1 Hardware 1.3 Application Overview 1.3.1 Infrastructure 1.4 Hardware and Utility Installation 1.4.1 ZyXEL Utility Icon 1.5 Configuration Methods 1.5.1 Enabling Windows Wireless Configuration 1.5.2 Accessing the ZyXEL Utility Tutorial 2.1 Overview 2.1.1What You Can Do in This Tutorial 2.1.2What You Need to Know WPS 2.2Connecting to an AP using Wi-FiProtected Setup (WPS) 2.2.1Push Button Configuration (PBC) 2.2.2 PIN Configuration YouAP 2.3 Connecting to an AP Without Using WPS 2.3.1Manually Connecting to a Wireless LAN Page 2.3.2Creating and Using a Profile Page Page Wireless LANs 3.1 Overview 3.1.1What You Can Do in This Section 3.1.2What You Need to Know Server 3.2 Wireless LAN Overview 3.3Wireless LAN Security 3.3.1 WEP 3.3.1.1 Data Encryption 3.3.1.2Authentication Type 3.3.2WPA-PSKand WPA2-PSK 3.4 Wi-FiProtected Setup 3.4.1 Push Button Configuration 3.4.2 PIN Configuration 3.4.3 How WPS Works 3.4.3.1 Example WPS Network Setup CLIENT 3.4.4 Limitations of WPS Page ZyXEL Utility: Station Mode 4.1 Overview 4.1.1What You Can Do in This Section 4.1.2What You Need to Know Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) 4.2 ZyXEL Utility Screen Summary 4.3 The Link Info Screen 4.3.1 Trend Chart 4.4 The Site Survey Screen 4.4.1 Security Settings 4.4.1.1 Security Type Selection 4.4.1.2 WEP Encryption 4.4.1.3 WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK 4.4.2 Summary Screen 4.5 The Profile Screen Page 4.5.1 Adding a New Profile Page Page 4.6 The Adapter Screen 4.6.1 WPS: PBC (Push Button Configuration) 4.6.2 WPS: PIN - Use this Device’s PIN 4.6.3 WPS: PIN - Use the PIN from the AP or Wireless Router Maintenance 5.1 Overview 5.1.1What You Can Do in This Section 5.1.2What You Need to Know Device driver 5.2 The About Screen 5.3 Uninstalling the ZyXEL Utility 5.4Upgrading the ZyXEL Utility Page Page Page Troubleshooting 6.1Power, Hardware Connections, and LEDs 6.2 Accessing the ZyXEL Utility 6.3Link Quality 6.4Problems Communicating with Other Computers Page Page Legal Information Open Source Licenses Regulatory Information