Chapter 4 Tutorials

Try to connect to a website, such as zyxel.com to see if you have correctly set up your Internet connection. Be sure to contact your service provider for any information you need to configure the WAN screens.

4.3 Setting Up a Secure Wireless Network

Thomas wants to set up a wireless network so that he can use his notebook to access the Internet. In this wireless network, the ZyXEL Device serves as an access point (AP), and the notebook is the wireless client. The wireless client can access the Internet through the AP.

Thomas has to configure the wireless network settings on the ZyXEL Device. Then he can set up a wireless network using WPS (Section 4.3.2 on page 48) or manual configuration (Section 4.3.3 on page 52).

4.3.1 Configuring the Wireless Network Settings

This example uses the following parameters to set up a wireless network.

SSID

Example

 

 

Security Mode

WPA-PSK

 

 

Pre-Shared Key

DoNotStealMyWirelessNetwork

 

 

802.11 Mode

802.11b/g/n Mixed

 

 

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