Connecting To An Ap Without Using Wps; Manually Connecting To A Wireless Lan - ZyXEL Communications NWD-270N User Manual

2.3 Connecting to an AP Without Using WPS

There are three ways to connect the wireless client (the NWD-270N) to a network without
using WPS.
• Configure nothing and leave the wireless client to automatically scan for and connect to
any available network that has no wireless security configured.
• Manually connect to a network (see
• Configure a profile to have the wireless client automatically connect to a specific network
or peer computer (see

2.3.1 Manually Connecting to a Wireless LAN

This example illustrates how to manually connect your wireless client to an access point (AP)
configured for WPA-PSK security and connected to the Internet. Before you connect to the
access point, you must know its Service Set IDentity (SSID) and WPA-PSK pre-shared key. In
this example, the AP's SSID is "SSID_Example3" and its pre-shared key is "ThisismyWPA-
PSKpre-sharedkey".
After you install the ZyXEL utility and then insert the wireless client, follow the steps below
to connect to a network using the Site Survey screen.
1 Open the ZyXEL utility and click the Site Survey tab to open the screen shown next.
Figure 9 ZyXEL Utility: Site Survey
2 The wireless client automatically searches for available wireless networks. Click Scan if
you want to search again. If no entry displays in the Available Network List, that means
there is no wireless network available within range. Make sure the AP or peer computer
is turned on, or move the wireless client closer to the AP or peer computer. See
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3 To connect to an AP or peer computer, either click an entry in the list and then click
Connect or double-click an entry (SSID_Example3 in this example).
4 When you try to connect to an AP with security configured, a window will pop up
prompting you to specify the security settings. Enter the pre-shared key and leave the
encryption type at the default setting.
Use the Next button to move on to the next screen. You can use the Back button at any
time to return to the previous screen, or the Exit button to return to the Site Survey
screen.
NWD-270N User's Guide
Section 2.3.1 on page
Section 2.3.2 on page
for detailed field descriptions.
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