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ZyXEL G-302 v3 User's Guide Table 11 Profile: Add New Profile (continued) LABEL Network Type Next Exit Scan Info , , or SSID Scan Select DESCRIPTION Select the Infrastructure radio button to associate to an AP. Select the Ad-Hoc radio button to associate to a peer computer. Click Next to go to the next screen. Click Exit to go back to the previous screen without saving. This table displays the information of the available wireless networks within the transmission range. denotes that the wireless device is in infrastructure mode and the wireless security is activated. denotes that the wireless device is in infrastructure mode but the wireless security is deactivated. denotes that the wireless device is in Ad-Hoc mode and the wireless security is activated. denotes that the wireless device is in Ad-Hoc mode but the wireless security is deactivated. This field displays the SSID (Service Set IDentifier) of each wireless device. Click Scan to search for available wireless devices within transmission range. Select an available wireless device in the table and click Select to add it to this profile. Whenever you activate this profile, the G-302 v3 associates to the selected wireless network only. 2 If you select the Infrastructure network type in the previous screen, skip to step 3. If you select the Ad-Hoc network type in the previous screen, a screen displays as follows. Select a channel number and click Next to continue. Figure 21 Profile: Wireless Setting: Select a Channel Chapter 3 ZyXEL Utility Configuration 45

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