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ZyXEL M-102 User's Guide The following table describes the menus. Table 2 ZyXEL Utility: Menu Screen Summary TAB Link Info Site Survey Profile Adapter DESCRIPTION Use this screen to see your current connection status, configuration and data rate statistics. Use this screen to • scan for a wireless network • configure wireless security (if activated on the selected network). • connect to a wireless network. Use this screen to add, delete, edit or activate a profile with a set of wireless and security settings. Use this screen to configure a transfer rate and enable power saving. 1.7 Connecting to a Wireless LAN The following sections show you how to associate with a network using the ZyXEL utility. You can either manually connect to a network or configure a profile to have the M-102 automatically connect to a specific network. Otherwise, configure nothing and leave the M102 to automatically scan for and connect to any other available network without security. See Chapter 3 on page 33 for detailed field descriptions. 1.7.1 Site Survey After you install the ZyXEL utility and then insert the M-102, follow the steps below to connect to a network using the Site Survey screen. 1 Make sure a wireless network is available and within range. 2 Open the ZyXEL utility and click the Site Survey tab to open the screen as shown next. 3 Click Scan to search for available wireless networks. Chapter 1 Getting Started 23

Section	Page
ZyXEL M-102 User's Guide	1
Copyright	3
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Interference Statement	4
ZyXEL Limited Warranty	6
Customer Support	7
Table of Contents	9
List of Figures	13
List of Tables	15
Preface	17
1. Getting Started	19
1.1.1 Application Overview	19
1.1.1.1 Infrastructure	19
1.1.1.2 Ad-Hoc	20
1.2 M-102 Hardware and Utility Installation	21
1.4 Windows XP Users Only	21
1.6 ZyXEL Utility Screen Summary	22
1.7.1 Site Survey	23
2. Wireless LAN Network	27
2.1.1 SSID	27
2.1.2 Channel	27
2.1.3 Transmission Rate (Tx Rate)	27
2.1.4 Super G	28
2.2.1 Data Encryption with WEP	28
2.2.2 IEEE 802.1x	28
2.2.2.1 EAP Authentication	29
2.2.3 WPA	29
2.2.3.1 Encryption	29
2.2.3.2 User Authentication	30
2.2.4 WPA-PSK Application Example	30
2.2.5 WPA with RADIUS Application Example	30
2.3 Authentication Type	31
2.4 Preamble Type	31
3. ZyXEL Utility Configuration	33
3.1.1 Trend Chart	34
3.2.1 Connecting to a WLAN Network	36
3.2.2 Security Settings	36
3.2.2.1 WEP Encryption	37
3.2.2.2 WPA	38
3.2.2.3 WPA-PSK	39
3.2.2.4 IEEE 802.1x	40
3.2.3 Confirm Save Screen	41
3.3.1 Adding a New Profile	43
4. Maintenance	51
5. 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
A. Product Specifications	57
B. Management with Wireless Zero Configuration	59
Activating Wireless Zero Configuration	59
Connecting to a Wireless Network	60
Security Settings	63
Association	64
Authentication	65
Ordering the Preferred Networks	68
C. Wireless Security	71
Types of EAP Authentication	71
EAP-MD5 (Message-Digest Algorithm 5)	71
EAP-TLS (Transport Layer Security)	71
EAP-TTLS (Tunneled Transport Layer Service)	72
PEAP (Protected EAP)	72
LEAP	72
Dynamic WEP Key Exchange	72
WPA(2)	73
Encryption	73
User Authentication	74
WPA(2)-PSK Application Example	74
WPA(2) with RADIUS Application Example	75
Security Parameters Summary	76
Index	77
Numerics	77
A	77
C	77
D	77
E	77
F	77
G	77
H	77
I	77
L	78
M	78
N	78
O	78
P	78
Q	78
R	78
S	78
T	78
U	79
V	79
W	79