ZyAIR G-220 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

1.5

ZyAIR Modes................................................................................................................................

1-5

1.5.1

Change ZyAIR Modes .........................................................................................................

1-5

Chapter 2 Wireless LAN Network............................................................................................................

2-1

2.1

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

2-1

2.1.1

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

2-1

2.1.2

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

2-1

2.1.3

Transmission Rate (Tx Rate)................................................................................................

2-1

2.1.4

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

2-1

2.1.5

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

2-3

2.2

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

2-4

2.2.1

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

2-4

2.3

Fragmentation Threshold.............................................................................................................

2-4

2.4

RTS/CTS Threshold......................................................................................................................

2-5

2.5

Authentication Type .....................................................................................................................

2-6

2.6

Preamble Type .............................................................................................................................

2-6

Chapter 3 Wireless Station Mode Configuration....................................................................................

3-1

3.1

Introduction..................................................................................................................................

3-1

3.2

The ZyAIR Utility Screen .............................................................................................................

3-1

3.2.1

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

3-3

3.3

The More Setting… Screen...........................................................................................................

3-3

3.4

The WEP Key Setting… Screen...................................................................................................

3-6

3.5

The Advanced Setting… Screen....................................................................................................

3-8

Chapter 4 Access Point Mode Configuration ..........................................................................................

4-1

4.1

Introduction..................................................................................................................................

4-1

4.1.1

Additional Setup Requirements............................................................................................

4-1

4.2

The ZyAIR Utility Screen .............................................................................................................

4-1

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