ZyXEL Communications NWD-270N User Manual page 120

Appendix B Windows Wireless Management
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 36 Windows XP: Wireless (network) properties: Association
LABEL
Network name
(SSID)
Network
Authentication
Data Encryption
Network Key
Confirm network
key
Key index
(advanced)
The key is
provided for me
automatically
This is a
computer-to-
computer (ad hoc)
network; wireless
access points are
not used
OK
Cancel
Authentication
Click the Authentication tab in the Wireless (network) properties screen to display the
screen shown next. The fields on this screen are grayed out when the network is in Ad-Hoc
mode or data encryption is disabled.
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DESCRIPTION
This field displays the SSID (Service Set IDentifier) of each wireless network.
This field automatically shows the authentication method (Share, Open, WPA or
WPA-PSK) used by the selected network.
This field automatically shows the encryption type (TKIP, WEP or Disable) used
by the selected network.
Enter the pre-shared key or WEP key.
The values for the keys must be set up exactly the same on all wireless devices in
the same wireless LAN.
Enter the key again for confirmation.
Select a default WEP key to use for data encryption.
This field is available only when the network use WEP encryption method and the
The key is provided for me automatically check box is not selected.
If this check box is selected, the wireless AP assigns the NWD-270N a key.
If this check box is selected, you are connecting to another computer directly.
Click OK to save your changes.
Click Cancel to leave this screen without saving any changes you may have
made.
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