Table of Contents

 

 

 

Table of Contents

Contents Overview ..............................................................................................................................

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Table of Contents .................................................................................................................................

5

Part I: Introduction and Configuration ............................................................

7

Chapter

1

 

Getting Started ......................................................................................................................................

9

1.1

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

9

 

1.1.1 Before You Begin .......................................................................................................................

9

1.2

About Your NWD Series Wireless LAN Adapter ...............................................................................

9

 

1.2.1 Hardware ...................................................................................................................................

9

 

1.2.2 NWD Series LED Indicator Function .......................................................................................

11

Chapter

2

 

Tutorial.................................................................................................................................................

12

2.1

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

12

 

2.1.1 What You Can Do in This Tutorial ............................................................................................

12

 

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

12

 

2.1.3 Before You Begin .....................................................................................................................

12

2.2

Driver Installation ..............................................................................................................................

13

2.3

Network Connection ..........................................................................................................................

16

 

2.3.1 ZyXEL Network Connection Wizard (Windows Zero Configuration) .......................................

16

 

2.3.2 Connecting to an AP using Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) ......................................................

19

Chapter

3

 

Wireless LANs.....................................................................................................................................

21

3.1

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

21

 

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

21

3.2

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

22

3.3

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

22

 

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

23

 

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

23

3.4

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

24

 

3.4.1 How WPS Works .....................................................................................................................

24

 

3.4.2 Limitations of WPS ..................................................................................................................

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