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Chapter 3 ZyXEL Utility Configuration

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

.

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

Section 3.2.2 on

page 38

for more information.

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 G-302 v3 to connect to a network with wireless security activated and

the security settings are disabled on the G-302 v3, the screen varies according to the

encryption method used by the selected network.

Channel

This field displays the channel number used by each wireless device.

Signal

This field displays the signal strength of each wireless device.

Scan

Click

Scan

to search for available wireless devices within transmission range.

Connect

Click

Connect

to associate to the selected wireless device.

Site Information

Click an entry in the

Available Network List

table to display the information of the

selected wireless device.

Network Type

This field displays the network type (

Infrastructure

or

Ad Hoc

) of the wireless

device.

Network Mode

This fields displays the network standard (

802.11g

or

802.11b

) of the wireless

device.

Channel

This field displays the channel number used by each wireless device.

Security

This field shows whether data encryption is activated (

WEP

,

WPA

,

WPA2

,

WPA-

PSK

or

WPA2-PSK

) or inactive (

DISABLE

).

MAC Address

This field displays the MAC address of the wireless device.

Surveyed at

This field displays the time when the wireless device is scanned.

Table 5

Site Survey

(continued)

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Section	Page
User’s Guide	1
Preface	3
Safety Warnings	5
Copyright	7
Certifications	8
ZyXEL Limited Warranty	10
Customer Support	11
Table of Contents	17
List of Figures	21
List of Tables	23
Getting Started	25
1.1 About Your G-302 v3	25
1.1.1 Windows Vista Users	25
1.1.2 Application Overview	25
1.1.2.1 Infrastructure	26
1.1.2.2 Ad-Hoc	26
1.2 G-302 v3 Hardware and Utility Installation	27
1.3 Configuration Methods	27
1.4 Windows XP Users Only	27
1.5 Accessing the ZyXEL Utility	28
1.6 ZyXEL Utility Screen Summary	29
1.7 Connecting to a Wireless LAN	29
1.7.1 Site Survey	29
Wireless LAN Network	33
2.1 Wireless LAN Overview	33
2.1.1 SSID	33
2.1.2 Channel	33
2.1.3 Transmission Rate	33
2.2 Wireless LAN Security Overview	33
2.2.1 Data Encryption with WEP	34
2.2.2 IEEE 802.1x	34
2.2.2.1 EAP Authentication	34
2.2.3 WPA and WPA2	35
2.2.3.1 Encryption	35
2.2.3.2 User Authentication	35
2.2.4 WPA(2)-PSK Application Example	35
2.2.5 WPA(2) with RADIUS Application Example	36
2.3 Authentication Type	37
2.4 Preamble Type	37
ZyXEL Utility Configuration	39
3.1 The Link Info Screen	39
3.1.1 Trend Chart	40
3.2 The Site Survey Screen	41
3.2.1 Connecting to a WLAN Network	42
3.2.2 Security Settings	42
3.2.2.1 WEP Encryption	43
3.2.2.2 WPA/WPA2	44
3.2.2.3 WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK	45
3.2.3 Confirm Save Screen	46
3.3 The Profile Screen	46
3.3.1 Adding a New Profile	48
3.4 The Adapter Screen	52
Maintenance	53
4.1 The About Screen	53
4.2 Uninstalling the ZyXEL Utility	53
4.3 Upgrading the ZyXEL Utility	54
Troubleshooting	55
5.1 Problems Starting the ZyXEL Utility	55
5.2 Problem with the Link Quality	55
5.3 Problems Communicating With Other Computers	56
5.4 Windows Vista Users - How To Start WLAN AutoConfig	56
Product Specifications	59
Management with Wireless Zero Configuration	61
Activating Wireless Zero Configuration	61
Connecting to a Wireless Network	62
Security Settings	65
Association	66
Authentication	67
Ordering the Preferred Networks	70
Wireless Security	73
Types of EAP Authentication	73
EAP-MD5 (Message-Digest Algorithm 5)	73
EAP-TLS (Transport Layer Security)	73
EAP-TTLS (Tunneled Transport Layer Service)	74
PEAP (Protected EAP)	74
LEAP	74
Dynamic WEP Key Exchange	74
WPA(2)	75
Encryption	75
User Authentication	76
WPA(2)-PSK Application Example	76
WPA(2) with RADIUS Application Example	77
Security Parameters Summary	78
Index	79
A	79
C	79
D	79
E	79
F	79
G	79
H	79
I	79
L	79
M	79
N	80
O	80
P	80
Q	80
R	80
S	80
T	80
U	80
V	80
W	80

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