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 Getting Started
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1-1
1.1
ZyAIR Hardware and Utility Installation
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1-1
1.2
Disable Windows XP Wireless LAN Configuration Tool
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1-1
1.3
Accessing the ZyAIR Utility
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1-3
Chapter 2 Using the ZyAIR Utility
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2-1
2.1
About Wireless LAN Network
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2-1
2.1.1
SSID
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2-1
2.1.2
Channel
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2-1
2.1.3
Transmission Rate (Tx Rate)
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2-1
2.1.4
Wireless Network Application
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2-2
2.1.5
Roaming
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2-3
2.2
The Link Info Screen
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2-4
2.3
The Configuration Screen
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2-6
2.4
The Site Survey Screen
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2-9
2.4.1
Connecting to a Network
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2-10
2.5
Wireless LAN Security
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2-11
2.5.1
Data Encryption with WEP
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2-11
2.6
The Security Screen
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2-11
2.7
Advanced Wireless LAN Parameters
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2-14
2.7.1
Fragmentation Threshold
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2-14
2.7.2
RTS/CTS Threshold
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2-14
2.7.3
Authentication Type
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2-15
2.7.4
Preamble Type
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2-15
2.8
The Advanced Screen
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2-16
2.9
The About Screen
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2-17