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

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