Table of Contents

 

3.1.2

What You Need to Know ..........................................................................................................

25

 

3.1.3 Before You Begin .....................................................................................................................

25

3.2

Wireless LAN Overview ...................................................................................................................

26

3.3

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

26

 

3.3.1 WEP ........................................................................................................................................

27

 

3.3.2 WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK ......................................................................................................

27

3.4

Wi-Fi Protected Setup .......................................................................................................................

28

 

3.4.1 Push Button Configuration .......................................................................................................

28

 

3.4.2 PIN Configuration ....................................................................................................................

29

 

3.4.3 How WPS Works .....................................................................................................................

30

 

3.4.4 Limitations of WPS ..................................................................................................................

33

Chapter

4

 

ZyXEL Utility: Station Mode ...............................................................................................................

35

4.1

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

35

 

4.1.1 What You Can Do in This Section ...........................................................................................

35

 

4.1.2 What You Need to Know ..........................................................................................................

35

 

4.1.3 Before You Begin .....................................................................................................................

36

4.2

ZyXEL Utility Screen Summary .........................................................................................................

36

4.3

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

37

 

4.3.1 Trend Chart ..............................................................................................................................

38

4.4

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

39

 

4.4.1 Security Settings .....................................................................................................................

40

 

4.4.2 Summary Screen .....................................................................................................................

43

4.5

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

43

 

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

45

4.6

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

48

 

4.6.1 WPS: PBC (Push Button Configuration) ..................................................................................

49

 

4.6.2 WPS: PIN - Use this Device’s PIN ...........................................................................................

49

 

4.6.3 WPS: PIN - Use the PIN from the AP or Wireless Router .......................................................

50

Chapter

5

 

Maintenance ........................................................................................................................................

51

5.1

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

51

 

5.1.1 What You Can Do in This Section ...........................................................................................

51

 

5.1.2 What You Need to Know ..........................................................................................................

51

 

5.1.3 Before You Begin .....................................................................................................................

51

5.2

The About Screen ............................................................................................................................

52

5.3

Uninstalling the ZyXEL Utility ...........................................................................................................

52

5.4

Upgrading the ZyXEL Utility ..............................................................................................................

53

Part II: Troubleshooting ..................................................................................

55

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