ZyAIR Wireless LAN Utility
Table of Contents
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Table of Contents
Copyright
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ii
ZyXEL Limited Warranty
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iii
Information for Canadian Users
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iv
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Interference Statement
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v
Customer Support
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vii
List of Figures
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xi
List of Tables
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xii
Preface
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xiii
Chapter 1 Wireless Network Basics
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1-1
1.1
Introduction
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1-1
1.2
Benefits of a Wireless LAN
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1-1
1.3
Applications
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1-1
1.3.1
Ad-hoc
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1-1
1.3.2
Infrastructure
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1-2
Chapter 2 Disable Windows XP Wireless LAN Configuration Tool
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2-1
Chapter 3 Using the ZyAIR Utility
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3-1
3.1
Accessing the ZyAIR Utility
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3-1
3.2
Viewing Current Configuration
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3-1
3.2.1
Common Screen Command Buttons
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3-3
3.3
The About Screen
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3-3
3.4
Wireless LAN Parameters
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3-4
3.4.1
SSID
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3-5
3.4.2
Channel
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3-5
3.4.3
Transmission Rate (Tx Rate)
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3-5
3.5
Wireless Network Type
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3-5
3.5.1
Ad-Hoc (IBSS)
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3-5
3.5.2
Infrastructure
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3-6
3.6
Roaming
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3-7
3.7
The Site Survey Screen
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3-8
3.7.1
Connecting to a Network
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3-10
3.8
Configuring the ZyAIR Wireless Parameters
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3-10
3.9
Network Configuration Profile Setting
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3-12
3.9.1
Resetting to Factory Default Values
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3-12
3.9.2
Saving the Current Setting to a Profile
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3-12
3.9.3
Using a Pre-configured Profile
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3-13
3.9.4
Deleting a Profile
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3-13
Chapter 4 Wireless LAN Security
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4-1
4.1
Introduction
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4-1
4.2
Data Encryption with WEP
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4-1