ZyAIR G-110 User’s Guide

Table of Contents

Copyright.......................................................................................................................................................

ii

ZyXEL Limited Warranty ..........................................................................................................................

iii

Information for Canadian Users.................................................................................................................

iv

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Interference Statement....................................................

v

Customer Support.......................................................................................................................................

vii

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

xi

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

xii

Preface.........................................................................................................................................................

xiii

Chapter 1 Getting Started.........................................................................................................................

1-1

1.1

About Your ZyAIR ........................................................................................................................

1-1

1.2

ZyAIR Hardware and Utility Installation.....................................................................................

1-1

1.3

Disable Windows XP Wireless LAN Configuration Tool .............................................................

1-1

1.4

Accessing the ZyAIR Utility..........................................................................................................

1-4

Chapter 2 Using the ZyAIR Utility...........................................................................................................

2-1

2.1

About Wireless LAN Network.......................................................................................................

2-1

2.1.1

Channel ................................................................................................................................

2-1

2.1.2

SSID.....................................................................................................................................

2-1

2.1.3

Transfer Rate........................................................................................................................

2-1

2.2

Wireless Network Application......................................................................................................

2-1

2.2.1

Ad-Hoc (IBSS).....................................................................................................................

2-2

2.2.2

Infrastructure........................................................................................................................

2-2

2.3

Roaming .......................................................................................................................................

2-3

2.4

Viewing Current Configuration ...................................................................................................

2-4

2.4.1

Common Screen Command Buttons ....................................................................................

2-6

2.5

Configuring the ZyAIR Wireless Parameters...............................................................................

2-6

2.6

Network Configuration Profile Setting.........................................................................................

2-9

2.6.1

Saving the Current Setting to a Profile.................................................................................

2-9

2.6.2

Using a Pre-configured Profile.............................................................................................

2-9

2.6.3

Deleting a Profile ...............................................................................................................

2-10

2.7

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

2-10

2.7.1

Connecting to a Network....................................................................................................

2-11

2.8

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

2-11

2.8.1

Data Encryption with WEP ................................................................................................

2-12

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