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ZyXEL G-302 v3 User's Guide If there is no security activated for the selected wireless network, a warning screen appears. Click Connect Anyway if wireless security is not your concern. Figure 40 Windows XP SP2: Wireless Network Connection: WEP or WPA-PSK Figure 41 Windows XP SP2: Wireless Network Connection: No Security 5 Verify that you have successfully connected to the selected network and check the connection status in the wireless network list or the connection icon in the Preferred networks or Available networks list. The following table describes the connection icons. Table 21 Windows XP: Wireless Networks ICON DESCRIPTION This denotes the wireless network is an available wireless network. This denotes the ZyXEL wireless LAN adapter is associated to the wireless network. This denotes the wireless network is not available. Security Settings When you configure the ZyXEL wireless LAN adapter to connect to a secure network but the security settings are not yet enabled on the ZyXEL wireless LAN adapter, you will see different screens according to the authentication and encryption methods used by the selected network. Appendix B Management with Wireless Zero Configuration 61

Section	Page
User’s Guide	1
Preface	3
Safety Warnings	5
Copyright	7
Certifications	8
ZyXEL Limited Warranty	10
Customer Support	11
Table of Contents	17
List of Figures	21
List of Tables	23
Getting Started	25
1.1 About Your G-302 v3	25
1.1.1 Windows Vista Users	25
1.1.2 Application Overview	25
1.1.2.1 Infrastructure	26
1.1.2.2 Ad-Hoc	26
1.2 G-302 v3 Hardware and Utility Installation	27
1.3 Configuration Methods	27
1.4 Windows XP Users Only	27
1.5 Accessing the ZyXEL Utility	28
1.6 ZyXEL Utility Screen Summary	29
1.7 Connecting to a Wireless LAN	29
1.7.1 Site Survey	29
Wireless LAN Network	33
2.1 Wireless LAN Overview	33
2.1.1 SSID	33
2.1.2 Channel	33
2.1.3 Transmission Rate	33
2.2 Wireless LAN Security Overview	33
2.2.1 Data Encryption with WEP	34
2.2.2 IEEE 802.1x	34
2.2.2.1 EAP Authentication	34
2.2.3 WPA and WPA2	35
2.2.3.1 Encryption	35
2.2.3.2 User Authentication	35
2.2.4 WPA(2)-PSK Application Example	35
2.2.5 WPA(2) with RADIUS Application Example	36
2.3 Authentication Type	37
2.4 Preamble Type	37
ZyXEL Utility Configuration	39
3.1 The Link Info Screen	39
3.1.1 Trend Chart	40
3.2 The Site Survey Screen	41
3.2.1 Connecting to a WLAN Network	42
3.2.2 Security Settings	42
3.2.2.1 WEP Encryption	43
3.2.2.2 WPA/WPA2	44
3.2.2.3 WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK	45
3.2.3 Confirm Save Screen	46
3.3 The Profile Screen	46
3.3.1 Adding a New Profile	48
3.4 The Adapter Screen	52
Maintenance	53
4.1 The About Screen	53
4.2 Uninstalling the ZyXEL Utility	53
4.3 Upgrading the ZyXEL Utility	54
Troubleshooting	55
5.1 Problems Starting the ZyXEL Utility	55
5.2 Problem with the Link Quality	55
5.3 Problems Communicating With Other Computers	56
5.4 Windows Vista Users - How To Start WLAN AutoConfig	56
Product Specifications	59
Management with Wireless Zero Configuration	61
Activating Wireless Zero Configuration	61
Connecting to a Wireless Network	62
Security Settings	65
Association	66
Authentication	67
Ordering the Preferred Networks	70
Wireless Security	73
Types of EAP Authentication	73
EAP-MD5 (Message-Digest Algorithm 5)	73
EAP-TLS (Transport Layer Security)	73
EAP-TTLS (Tunneled Transport Layer Service)	74
PEAP (Protected EAP)	74
LEAP	74
Dynamic WEP Key Exchange	74
WPA(2)	75
Encryption	75
User Authentication	76
WPA(2)-PSK Application Example	76
WPA(2) with RADIUS Application Example	77
Security Parameters Summary	78
Index	79
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C	79
D	79
E	79
F	79
G	79
H	79
I	79
L	79
M	79
N	80
O	80
P	80
Q	80
R	80
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T	80
U	80
V	80
W	80