Connecting To A Network; About Wireless Lan Security - ZyXEL Communications Wireless CardBus Card ZyAIR G-110 User Manual

FIELD
Signal This field displays the signal strength of each wireless device in percentage.
Channel This field displays the channel number used by each wireless device.
Security This field shows whether the wireless security is activated (WEP, WPA-PSK, WPA or
802.1x) or inactive (None).
BSS Type This field displays the wireless network type (Infra or Ad Hoc) of the wireless device. Infra
denotes the infrastructure mode.
Mode This field displays the wireless standard (802.11b or 802.11g) of the wireless device.
BSSID This field displays the MAC address of the wireless device.
Refresh Click Refresh to scan for available wireless device(s) within transmission range.
Connect Click Connect to associate to the selected wireless device.

2.7.1 Connecting to a Network

Follow the steps below to connect to a network using the Site Survey screen.
Step 1. Click Search to scan for all available wireless networks within range.
Step 2. To join a network, either click an entry in the table to select a wireless network and then click
Connect or double-click an entry.
Step 3. If the Security field is activated for the selected wireless network, you must also set the related
fields in the Security Configuration screen to the same security settings. Refer to Section 2.9
for more information.
Step 4. Verify that you have successfully connected to the selected network and check the network
information in the Link Info screen.
2.8

About Wireless LAN Security

Wireless LAN security is vital to your network to protect wireless communication between wireless
stations and the wired network.
The figure below shows the possible wireless security levels on your ZyAIR. EAP (Extensible
Authentication Protocol) is used for authentication and utilizes dynamic WEP key exchange. It requires
interaction with a RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service) server either on the WAN or
your LAN to provide authentication service for wireless stations.
Using the ZyAIR Utility
Table 2-4 Site Survey
DESCRIPTION
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