Table of Contents

Table of Contents

About This User's Guide ..........................................................................................................

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Document Conventions............................................................................................................

4

Safety Warnings........................................................................................................................

6

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

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

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List of Figures .........................................................................................................................

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List of Tables...........................................................................................................................

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Part I: Introduction.................................................................................

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Chapter 1

 

Getting to Know Your ZyXEL Device ....................................................................................

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1.1

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

23

 

1.1.1 Wireless LAN Application ...........................................................................................

23

 

1.1.2 HomePlug AV .............................................................................................................

23

1.2

Ways to Manage the ZyXEL Device ....................................................................................

24

1.3

Good Habits for Managing the ZyXEL Device .....................................................................

24

1.4

LEDs ....................................................................................................................................

25

Chapter 2

 

Wireless Tutorial .....................................................................................................................

27

2.1

Example Parameters ...........................................................................................................

27

2.2

Configuring the ZyXEL Device ............................................................................................

27

2.3

Configuring the Wireless Client ...........................................................................................

29

 

2.3.1 Connecting to a Wireless LAN ...................................................................................

29

 

2.3.2 Creating and Using a Profile ......................................................................................

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Chapter 3

 

Introducing the Web Configurator ........................................................................................

35

3.1

Web Configurator Overview .................................................................................................

35

3.2

Accessing the Web Configurator .........................................................................................

35

3.3

Resetting the ZyXEL Device ................................................................................................

37

 

3.3.1 Procedure to Use the Reset Button ...........................................................................

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