Connecting To A Wlan Network; Security Settings - ZyXEL Communications M-102 User Manual

ZyXEL M-102 User's Guide
Table 5 Site Survey (continued)
LABEL
Channel
Signal
Scan
Connect
Site Information
Network Type
Network Mode
Channel
Security
MAC Address
Surveyed at

3.2.1 Connecting to a WLAN Network

Follow the steps below to connect to a WLAN network using the Site Survey screen.
1 Click Scan to search for all available wireless networks within range.
2 To join a network, click an entry in the table to select a wireless network and then click
Connect or double-click an entry.
3 If the WEP encryption is activated for the selected wireless network, the Security
Settings screen displays. You must set the related fields in the Security Settings screen
to the same security settings as the associated wireless device. Refer to
page 36
Otherwise click the Back or Exit button and connect to another wireless network without
data encryption.
4 Verify that you have successfully connected to the selected network and check the
network information in the Link Info screen.

3.2.2 Security Settings

When you configure the M-102 to connect to a network with wireless security activated and
the security settings are disabled on the M-102, the screen varies according to the encryption
method used by the selected network.
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DESCRIPTION
This field displays the channel number used by each wireless device.
This field displays the signal strength of each wireless device.
Click Scan to search for available wireless devices within transmission range.
Click Connect to associate to the selected wireless device.
Click an entry in the Available Network List table to display the information of the
selected wireless device.
This field displays the network type (Infrastructure or Ad Hoc) of the wireless
device.
This fields displays the network standard (802.11g or 802.11b) of the wireless
device.
This field displays the channel number used by each wireless device.
This field shows whether data encryption is activated (WEP (WEP or 802.1x),
WPA or WPA-PSK) or inactive (DISABLE).
This field displays the MAC address of the wireless device.
This field displays the time when the wireless device is scanned.
for more information.
Section 3.2.2 on
Chapter 3 ZyXEL Utility Configuration