Chapter 4 Zyxel Utility; Overview; What You Need To Know; Before You Begin - ZyXEL Communications NWD-271N User Manual

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H A P T E R

This chapter shows you how to use the ZyXEL utility to configure your NWD-271N

using the Macintosh operating system, Mac OS X.

The following terms and concepts may help as you read through this chapter.

Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)

Although one of the original wireless encryption protocols, WEP is also the

weakest. Many people use it strictly to deter unintentional usage of their wireless

network by outsiders.

Wi-fi Protected Access (WPA)

The WPA protocol affords users with vastly stronger security than WEP. It comes

in two different varieties: WPA and WPA2. Always try to use WPA2 as it

implements the full version of the security standard and WPA does not.

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.

• Make sure the Mac OS X version of the ZyXEL utility is already installed on your

computer. See

• After installation, make sure you repair permissions on your installation drive.

Click Applications > Utilities > Disk Utility or do a Spotlight search for the

key words "Disk Utility" and select it from the search results list. When the Disk

Utility application opens, select your installation drive and then click the Repair

Permissions button. This could take some time.

NWD-271N User's Guide

Section 1.4 on page 11

ZyXEL Utility

for more information.

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