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ZyXEL Utility, 4.1 Overview, 4.1.1 What You Need to Know, 4.1.2 Before You Begin

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CHAPTER 4 ZyXEL Utility 4.1 Overview This chapter shows you how to use the ZyXEL utility to configure your NWD-271N using the Macintosh operating system, Mac OS X. 4.1.1 What You Need to Know The following terms and concepts may help as you read through this chapter. Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) Although one of the original wireless encryption protocols, WEP is also the weakest. Many people use it strictly to deter unintentional usage of their wireless network by outsiders. 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. 4.1.2 Before You Begin • Make sure the Mac OS X version of the ZyXEL utility is already installed on your computer. See Section 1.4 on page 11 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 Permissions button. This could take some time. NWD-271N User's Guide 23

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NWD-271N User’s Guide
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C
HAPTER
4
ZyXEL Utility
4.1
Overview
This chapter shows you how to use the ZyXEL utility to configure your NWD-271N
using the Macintosh operating system, Mac OS X.
4.1.1
What You Need to Know
The following terms and concepts may help as you read through this chapter.
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)
Although one of the original wireless encryption protocols, WEP is also the
weakest. Many people use it strictly to deter unintentional usage of their wireless
network by outsiders.
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.
4.1.2
Before You Begin
•
Make sure the Mac OS X version of the ZyXEL utility is already installed on your
computer. See
Section 1.4 on page 11
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
Permissions
button. This could take some time.