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Chapter 3 ZyXEL Utility - Mac OS X Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) The WPA protocol affords users with vastly stronger security than WEP. It comes in two different varieties: WPA and WPA2. Always try to use WPA2 as it implements the full version of the security standard and WPA does not. Pre-Shared Key (PSK) A pre-shared key is a password shared between the server and the client that unlocks the algorithm used to encrypt the data traffic between them. Without the proper password, the client and the server cannot communicate. Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) An enhanced security framework designed to improve an existing security protocol, such as WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK. 3.1.3 Before You Begin • Make sure the Mac OS X version of the ZyXEL utility is already installed on your computer. See Section 1.3 on page 15 for more information. • After installation, make sure you repair permissions on your installation drive. Click Applications > Utilities > Disk Utility or do a Spotlight search for the key words "Disk Utility" and select it from the search results list. When the Disk Utility application opens, select your installation drive and then click the Repair Disk Permissions button. 3.2 ZyXEL Utility Screen Summary This section describes the ZyXEL utility screens in Mac OS X. Figure 10 ZyXEL Utility: ZyXEL Utility Menu Summary The following table describes the menus. Table 3 ZyXEL Utility: Menu Summary TAB DESCRIPTION Link Status Use this screen to see your current connection status, configuration and data rate statistics. Profiles Use this screen to add, delete, edit or activate a profile with a set of wireless and security settings. 38 NWD2205 User's Guide

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Chapter 3 ZyXEL Utility - Mac OS X
NWD2205 User’s Guide
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Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA)
The WPA protocol affords users with vastly stronger security than WEP. It comes in
two different varieties: WPA and WPA2. Always try to use WPA2 as it implements
the full version of the security standard and WPA does not.
Pre-Shared Key (PSK)
A pre-shared key is a password shared between the server and the client that
unlocks the algorithm used to encrypt the data traffic between them. Without the
proper password, the client and the server cannot communicate.
Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP)
An enhanced security framework designed to improve an existing security
protocol, such as WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK.
3.1.3
Before You Begin
•
Make sure the Mac OS X version of the ZyXEL utility is already installed on your
computer. See
Section 1.3 on page 15
for more information.
•
After installation, make sure you repair permissions on your installation drive.
Click
Applications > Utilities > Disk Utility
or do a Spotlight search for the
key words “Disk Utility” and select it from the search results list. When the Disk
Utility application opens, select your installation drive and then click the
Repair
Disk Permissions
button.
3.2
ZyXEL Utility Screen Summary
This section describes the ZyXEL utility screens in Mac OS X.
Figure 10
ZyXEL Utility: ZyXEL Utility Menu Summary
The following table describes the menus.
Table 3
ZyXEL Utility: Menu Summary
TAB
DESCRIPTION
Link Status
Use this screen to see your current connection status, configuration and
data rate statistics.
Profiles
Use this screen to add, delete, edit or activate a profile with a set of
wireless and security settings.