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1.5 Accessing the ZyXEL Utility

After you install and start the ZyXEL Utility, an icon for the ZyXEL Utility appears in the
system tray.
Note: When the ZyXEL Utility system tray icon displays, the ZyXEL G-260 is installed
properly.
When you use the ZyXEL Utility, it automatically disables the Windows XP
wireless configuration tool.

Figure 3 ZyXEL Utility: System Tray Icon

The color of the ZyXEL Utility system tray icon indicates the status of the ZyXEL G-260.
Refer to the following table for details.

Table 1 ZyXEL Utility: System Tray Icon

COLOR DESCRIPTION
Red The ZyXEL G-260 is operating in wireless station mode but is not connected to a wireless
network.
Green The ZyXEL G-260 is operating in wireless station mode and connected to a wireless
network.
Double-click on the ZyXEL Wireless LAN Utility icon in the system tray to open the ZyXEL
Utility. The ZyXEL Utility screens are similar in all Microsoft Windows versions. Screens for
Windows 2000 are shown.
Note: Click the
window.

1.6 Connecting to a Wireless LAN

The following sections show you how to associate with a network using the ZyXEL Utility.
You can either manually connect to a network or configure a profile to have the ZyXEL G-260
automatically connect to a specific network. Otherwise, configure nothing and leave the
ZyXEL G-260 to automatically scan for and connect to any other available network without
security.
See the next chapters for detailed field descriptions.

1.6.1 Site Survey

After you install the ZyXEL Utility and then insert the ZyXEL G-260, follow the steps below
to connect to a network using the Site Survey screen.
Chapter 1 Getting Started
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