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Chapter 2 Tutorial 7 Open your Internet browser and enter http://www.zyxel.com or the URL of any other web site in the address bar. If you are able to access the web site, your wireless connection is successfully configured. If you cannot access the web site, check the Troubleshooting section of this User's Guide or contact your network administrator if necessary. 2.3.2 Creating and Using a Profile A profile lets you automatically connect to the same wireless network every time you use the ZyXEL utility. You can also configure different profiles for different networks, for example if you connect a notebook computer to wireless networks at home and at work. This example illustrates how to set up a profile and connect the wireless client to an access point configured for WPA-PSK security. In this example, the AP's SSID is "SSID_Example3" and its preshared key is "ThisismyWPA-PSKpre-sharedkey". You have chosen the profile name "PN_Example3". 1 Open the ZyXEL utility and click the Profile tab to open the screen as shown. Click Add to configure a new profile. Figure 13 ZyXEL Utility: Profile 2 The Add New Profile screen appears. The wireless client automatically searches for available wireless networks, which are displayed in the Scan Info box. You can also configure your profile for a wireless network that is not in the list. Figure 14 ZyXEL Utility: Add New Profile 3 Give the profile a descriptive name (of up to 32 printable ASCII characters). Select Infrastructure and either manually enter or select the AP's SSID in the Scan Info table and click Select. 28 NWD2105 User's Guide

Section	Page
NWD2105	1
About This User's Guide	3
Document Conventions	5
Safety Warnings	7
Contents Overview	9
Table of Contents	11
Introduction and Configuration	15
Getting Started	17
1.1 Overview	17
1.1.1 What You Need to Know	17
1.1.2 Before You Begin	17
1.2 About Your NWD2105	18
1.2.1 Hardware	18
1.3 Application Overview	18
1.3.1 Infrastructure	19
1.3.2 Ad-Hoc	19
1.4 Hardware and Utility Installation	20
1.4.1 ZyXEL Utility Icon	20
1.5 Configuration Methods	21
1.5.1 Enabling Windows Wireless Configuration	21
1.5.2 Accessing the ZyXEL Utility	21
Tutorial	22
2.1 Overview	22
2.1.1 What You Can Do in This Tutorial	22
2.1.2 What You Need to Know	22
2.1.3 Before You Begin	22
2.2 Connecting to an AP using Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS)	23
2.2.1 Push Button Configuration (PBC)	23
2.2.2 PIN Configuration	24
2.3 Connecting to an AP Without Using WPS	26
2.3.1 Manually Connecting to a Wireless LAN	26
2.3.2 Creating and Using a Profile	28
2.4 Configuring the NWD2105 as an AP	30
Wireless LANs	32
3.1 Overview	32
3.1.1 What You Can Do in This Section	32
3.1.2 What You Need to Know	32
3.1.3 Before You Begin	33
3.2 Wireless LAN Overview	33
3.3 Wireless LAN Security	34
3.3.1 User Authentication and Encryption	34
3.4 WiFi Protected Setup	36
3.4.1 Push Button Configuration	36
3.4.2 PIN Configuration	36
3.4.3 How WPS Works	38
3.4.4 Limitations of WPS	41
Station Mode	43
4.1 Overview	43
4.1.1 What You Can Do in This Section	43
4.1.2 What You Need to Know	43
4.1.3 Before You Begin	44
4.2 ZyXEL Utility Screen Summary	44
4.3 The Link Info Screen	45
4.3.1 Trend Chart	46
4.4 The Site Survey Screen	47
4.4.1 Security Settings	48
4.4.2 Summary Screen	53
4.5 The Profile Screen	54
4.5.1 Adding a New Profile	55
4.6 The Adapter Screen	59
4.6.1 WPS: PBC (Push Button Configuration)	60
4.6.2 WPS: PIN - Use this Device’s PIN	60
4.6.3 WPS: PIN - Use the PIN from the AP or Wireless Router	61
4.7 Security Settings in Windows Vista	61
4.7.1 Using PEAP in Vista	62
4.7.2 Using TLS in Vista	63
AP Mode	64
5.1 Overview	64
5.1.1 What You Can Do in This Section	65
5.1.2 What You Need to Know	65
5.1.3 Before You Begin	65
5.2 AP Mode Screen Summary	66
5.3 The Link Info Screen	67
5.4 The Configuration Screen	68
5.4.1 Security Settings	69
5.5 The MAC Filter Screen	71
Maintenance	73
6.1 Overview	73
6.1.1 What You Can Do in This Section	73
6.1.2 What You Need to Know	73
6.1.3 Before You Begin	73
6.2 The About Screen	74
6.3 Uninstalling the ZyXEL Utility	74
6.4 Upgrading the ZyXEL Utility	75
Troubleshooting and Specifications	77
Troubleshooting	79
7.1 Power, Hardware Connections, and LEDs	79
7.2 Accessing the ZyXEL Utility	80
7.3 Link Quality	80
7.4 Problems Communicating with Other Computers	80
Product Specifications	83
Appendices and Index	87
Setting Up Your Computer’s IP Address	89
Wireless LANs	119
Windows Wireless Management	133
Wireless for Windows 7	157
Legal Information	163