Chapter 1 Getting Started; About Your Zyxel G-260; Application Overview; Infrastructure - ZyXEL Communications ZyXEL ZyAIR G-260 User Manual

This chapter introduces the ZyXEL G-260 and prepares you to use the ZyXEL Utility.

1.1 About Your ZyXEL G-260

The ZyXEL G-260 is an IEEE 802.11g compliant wireless LAN USB adapter.
The following lists the main features of your ZyXEL G-260. See the product specifications in
the appendix for detailed features.
• Automatic rate selection.
• Security: WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy), IEEE 802.1x, WPA-PSK, WPA (Wi-Fi
Protected Access), WPA2-PSK and WPA2
• A built-in antenna
• Driver and utility support for Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows ME, Windows 2000
and Windows XP.

1.1.1 Application Overview

This section describes some network applications for the ZyXEL G-260.

1.1.1.1 Infrastructure

To connect to a network via an Access Point (AP), set the ZyXEL G-260 network type to
Infrastructure. Through the AP, you can access the Internet or the wired network behind the
AP.

Figure 1 Application: Infrastructure

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