Connecting To A Wlan Network; Table 5 Station Mode: Site Survey - ZyXEL Communications ZyXEL ZyWALL 1 User Manual

ZyXEL G-220 v2 User's Guide
The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 5 Station Mode: Site Survey

LABEL
Available Network
List
,
,
or
SSID
Channel
Signal
Scan
Connect
Site Info
Network Type
Channel
Encryption
MAC address
Surveyed at

3.3.1 Connecting to a WLAN Network

Follow the steps below to connect to a WLAN network using the Site Survey screen.
1 Click Scan to search for all available wireless networks within range.
2 To join a network, click an entry in the table to select a wireless network and then click
Connect or double-click an entry.
3 If the wireless security is activated for the selected wireless network, the Security
Setting screen displays. You must set the related fields in the Security Setting screen to
the same security settings as the associated wireless device. Refer to
page 39
Otherwise click the Exit button and connect to another wireless network without data
encryption.
4 Verify that you have successfully connected to the selected network and check the
network information in the Link Info screen.
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DESCRIPTION
Click a column heading to sort the entries.
denotes that the wireless device is in infrastructure mode and the wireless
security is activated.
denotes that the wireless device is in infrastructure mode but the wireless
security is deactivated.
denotes that the wireless device is in Ad-Hoc mode and the wireless
security is activated.
denotes that the wireless device is in Ad-Hoc mode but the wireless
security is deactivated.
This field displays the SSID (Service Set IDentifier) of each wireless device.
This field displays the channel number used by each wireless device.
This field displays the signal strength of each wireless device.
Click Scan to search for available wireless devices within transmission range.
Click Connect to associate to the selected wireless device.
Click an entry in the Available Network List table to display the information of the
selected wireless device.
This field displays the network type (Infrastructure or Ad Hoc) of the wireless
device.
This field displays the channel number used by each wireless device.
This field shows whether data encryption is activated (WEP (WEP or 802.1x),
WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK) or inactive (Disabled).
This field displays the MAC address of the wireless device.
This field displays the time when the wireless device is scanned.
for more information.
Chapter 3 Wireless Station Mode Configuration
Section 3.3.2 on