ZyXEL Communications NWD-270N User Manual page 10

Table of Contents
2.3.1 Manually Connecting to a Wireless LAN ................................................................... 25
2.3.2 Creating and Using a Profile ...................................................................................... 27
2.4 Configuring the NWD-270N as an AP ................................................................................. 29
Chapter 3
Wireless LANs......................................................................................................................... 31
3.1 Overview .............................................................................................................................. 31
3.1.1 What You Can Do in This Section .............................................................................. 31
3.1.2 What You Need to Know ............................................................................................ 31
3.1.3 Before You Begin ....................................................................................................... 32
3.2 Wireless LAN Overview ...................................................................................................... 32
3.3 Wireless LAN Security ........................................................................................................ 33
3.3.1 User Authentication and Encryption ........................................................................... 33
3.4 WiFi Protected Setup ........................................................................................................... 35
3.4.1 Push Button Configuration ......................................................................................... 35
3.4.2 PIN Configuration ....................................................................................................... 36
3.4.3 How WPS Works ........................................................................................................ 37
3.4.4 Limitations of WPS ..................................................................................................... 40
Chapter 4
Station Mode............................................................................................................................ 43
4.1 Overview .............................................................................................................................. 43
4.1.1 What You Can Do in This Section .............................................................................. 43
4.1.2 What You Need to Know ............................................................................................ 43
4.1.3 Before You Begin ....................................................................................................... 44
4.2 ZyXEL Utility Screen Summary ........................................................................................... 44
4.3 The Link Info Screen ........................................................................................................... 45
4.3.1 Trend Chart ................................................................................................................ 46
4.4 The Site Survey Screen ...................................................................................................... 47
4.4.1 Security Settings ....................................................................................................... 48
4.4.2 Summary Screen ....................................................................................................... 53
4.5 The Profile Screen ............................................................................................................... 53
4.5.1 Adding a New Profile .................................................................................................. 55
4.6 The Adapter Screen ............................................................................................................ 58
4.6.1 WPS: PBC (Push Button Configuration) .................................................................... 59
4.6.2 WPS: PIN - Use this Device's PIN ............................................................................. 60
4.6.3 WPS: PIN - Use the PIN from the AP or Wireless Router .......................................... 61
4.7 Security Settings in Windows Vista ..................................................................................... 61
4.7.1 Using PEAP in Vista ................................................................................................... 62
4.7.2 Using TLS in Vista ..................................................................................................... 63
Chapter 5
AP Mode................................................................................................................................... 65
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