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M-302 User's Guide CHAPTER 2 Tutorial The following sections show you how to join a wireless network using the ZyXEL utility, as in the following diagram. The wireless client is labeled C and the access point is labeled AP. There are three ways to connect the wireless client to a network. • Configure nothing and leave the wireless client to automatically scan for and connect to any available network that has no wireless security configured. • Manually connect to a network. • Configure a profile to have the wireless client automatically connect to a specific network or peer computer. This tutorial shows you how to manually connect to a network, and how to configure a profile. 2.1 Connecting to a Wireless LAN This example illustrates how to manually connect your wireless client to an access point (AP) configured for WPA-PSK security. Before you connect to the access point, you must know its Service Set IDentity (SSID) and WPA-PSK pre-shared key. In this example, the AP's SSID is "SSID_Example3" and its pre-shared key is "ThisismyWPA-PSKpre-sharedkey". After you install the ZyXEL utility and then insert the wireless client, follow the steps below to connect to a network using the Site Survey screen. 1 Open the ZyXEL utility and click the Site Survey tab to open the screen shown next. Chapter 2 Tutorial 25

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M-302 User’s Guide
Chapter 2 Tutorial
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C
HAPTER
2
Tutorial
The following sections show you how to join a wireless network using the ZyXEL utility, as in
the following diagram. The wireless client is labeled
C
and the access point is labeled
AP
.
There are three ways to connect the wireless client to a network.
•
Configure nothing and leave the wireless client to automatically scan for and connect to
any available network that has no wireless security configured.
•
Manually connect to a network.
•
Configure a profile to have the wireless client automatically connect to a specific network
or peer computer.
This tutorial shows you how to manually connect to a network, and how to configure a profile.
2.1
Connecting to a Wireless LAN
This example illustrates how to manually connect your wireless client to an access point (AP)
configured for WPA-PSK security. Before you connect to the access point, you must know its
Service Set IDentity (SSID) and WPA-PSK pre-shared key. In this example, the AP’s SSID is
“SSID_Example3” and its pre-shared key is “ThisismyWPA-PSKpre-sharedkey”.
After you install the ZyXEL utility and then insert the wireless client, follow the steps below
to connect to a network using the Site Survey screen.
1
Open the ZyXEL utility and click the
Site Survey
tab to open the screen shown next.