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Chapter 2 Tutorial 4 Choose the same encryption method as the AP to which you want to connect (In this example, WPA-PSK). Figure 14 ZyXEL Utility: Profile Security 5 This screen varies depending on the encryption method you selected in the previous screen. In this example, enter the pre-shared key and leave the encryption type at the default setting. Figure 15 ZyXEL Utility: Profile Encryption 6 Verify the profile settings in the ready-only screen. Click Save to save and go to the next screen. Figure 16 ZyXEL Utility: Profile Summary 7 Click Activate Now to use the new profile immediately. Otherwise, click the Activate Later button to go back to the Profile List screen. If you clicked Activate Later you can select the profile from the list in the Profile screen and click Connect to activate it. NWD2705 User's Guide 23

Section	Page
NWD2705	1
Contents Overview	3
Table of Contents	5
Introduction and Configuration	9
Getting Started	11
1.1 Overview	11
1.1.1 What You Need to Know	11
1.1.2 Before You Begin	11
1.2 About Your NWD2705	12
1.2.1 Hardware	12
1.3 Application Overview	13
1.3.1 Infrastructure	13
1.4 Hardware and Utility Installation	13
1.4.1 ZyXEL Utility Icon	13
1.5 Configuration Methods	14
1.5.1 Enabling Windows Wireless Configuration	14
1.5.2 Accessing the ZyXEL Utility	15
Tutorial	16
2.1 Overview	16
2.1.1 What You Can Do in This Tutorial	16
2.1.2 What You Need to Know	16
2.1.3 Before You Begin	16
2.2 Connecting to an AP using Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS)	17
2.2.1 Push Button Configuration (PBC)	17
2.2.2 PIN Configuration	18
2.3 Connecting to an AP Without Using WPS	20
2.3.1 Manually Connecting to a Wireless LAN	20
2.3.2 Creating and Using a Profile	22
Wireless LANs	25
3.1 Overview	25
3.1.1 What You Can Do in This Section	25
3.1.2 What You Need to Know	25
3.1.3 Before You Begin	25
3.2 Wireless LAN Overview	26
3.3 Wireless LAN Security	26
3.3.1 WEP	27
3.3.2 WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK	27
3.4 Wi-Fi Protected Setup	28
3.4.1 Push Button Configuration	28
3.4.2 PIN Configuration	29
3.4.3 How WPS Works	30
3.4.4 Limitations of WPS	33
ZyXEL Utility: Station Mode	35
4.1 Overview	35
4.1.1 What You Can Do in This Section	35
4.1.2 What You Need to Know	35
4.1.3 Before You Begin	36
4.2 ZyXEL Utility Screen Summary	36
4.3 The Link Info Screen	37
4.3.1 Trend Chart	38
4.4 The Site Survey Screen	39
4.4.1 Security Settings	40
4.4.2 Summary Screen	43
4.5 The Profile Screen	43
4.5.1 Adding a New Profile	45
4.6 The Adapter Screen	48
4.6.1 WPS: PBC (Push Button Configuration)	49
4.6.2 WPS: PIN - Use this Device’s PIN	49
4.6.3 WPS: PIN - Use the PIN from the AP or Wireless Router	50
Maintenance	51
5.1 Overview	51
5.1.1 What You Can Do in This Section	51
5.1.2 What You Need to Know	51
5.1.3 Before You Begin	51
5.2 The About Screen	52
5.3 Uninstalling the ZyXEL Utility	52
5.4 Upgrading the ZyXEL Utility	53
Troubleshooting	55
Troubleshooting	57
6.1 Power, Hardware Connections, and LEDs	57
6.2 Accessing the ZyXEL Utility	58
6.3 Link Quality	58
6.4 Problems Communicating with Other Computers	58
Legal Information	61