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
1.3
1.4
1.5
ZyAIR Modes ..............................................................................................................................1-5
1.5.1
Change ZyAIR Modes .........................................................................................................1-5
2.1
Overview......................................................................................................................................2-1
2.1.1
SSID .....................................................................................................................................2-1
2.1.2
Channel ................................................................................................................................2-1
2.1.3
2.1.4
2.1.5
Roaming ...............................................................................................................................2-4
2.2
Wireless LAN Security ................................................................................................................2-5
2.2.1
Data Encryption with WEP ..................................................................................................2-5
2.3
Fragmentation Threshold .............................................................................................................2-5
2.4
RTS/CTS Threshold.....................................................................................................................2-5
2.5
Authentication Type.....................................................................................................................2-6
2.6
Preamble Type .............................................................................................................................2-7
3.1
Introduction..................................................................................................................................3-1
3.2
The Link Info Screen ...................................................................................................................3-1
3.3
The Configuration Screen ............................................................................................................3-2
3.4
The Site Survey Screen ................................................................................................................3-5
3.4.1
Connecting to a Network......................................................................................................3-6
3.5
The Security Screen .....................................................................................................................3-7
3.6
The Advanced Screen ..................................................................................................................3-9
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