Before You Begin; Zyxel Utility Screen Summary - ZyXEL Communications NWD2705 User Manual

Chapter 4 ZyXEL Utility: Station Mode
Pre-Shared Key (PSK)
A pre-shared key is a password shared between the server and the client that unlocks the algorithm
used to encrypt the data traffic between them. Without the proper password, the client and the
server cannot communicate.
Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP)
An enhanced security framework designed to improve an existing security protocol, such as WPA-
PSK or WPA2-PSK.

4.1.3 Before You Begin

• Make sure the ZyXEL utility is already installed. See the Quick Start Guide for more.

4.2 ZyXEL Utility Screen Summary

This section describes the ZyXEL utility screens.
Figure 24 ZyXEL Utility Menu Summary
The following table describes the menus.
Table 4 ZyXEL Utility Menu Summary
TAB
Link Info
Site Survey
Profile
Adapter
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DESCRIPTION
Use this screen to see your current connection status, configuration and data rate
statistics.
Use this screen to:
• scan for a wireless network.
• configure wireless security (if activated on the selected network).
• connect to a wireless network.
Use this screen to add, delete, edit or activate a profile with a set of wireless and security
settings.
Use this screen to select the frequency bands in which the NWD2705 operates and use
Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS).
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