ZyXEL Communications G-220 v3, User Manual

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ZyXEL G-220 v3 User’s Guide
Chapter 4 Wireless Station Mode Configuration 55
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 5 Station Mode: Site Survey
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Available Network
List
Click a column heading to sort the entries.
,
,
or
denotes that the wireless device is in infrastructure mode and the wireless
security is activated.
denotes that the wireless device is in infrastructure mode but the wireless
security is deactivated.
denotes that the wireless device is in Ad-Hoc mode and the wireless
security is activated.
denotes that the wireless device is in Ad-Hoc mode but the wireless
security is deactivated.
SSID This field displays the SSID (Service Set IDentifier) of each wireless device.
Channel This field displays the channel number used by each wireless device.
Signal This field displays the signal strength of each wireless device.
Scan Click Scan to search for available wireless devices within transmission range.
Connect Click Connect to associate to the selected wireless device.
Site Info Click an entry in the Available Network List table to display the information of the
selected wireless device.
Network Type This field displays the network type ( Infrastructure or Ad Hoc ) of the wireless
device.
Channel This field displays the channel number used by each wireless device.
Encryption This field shows whether data encryption is activated ( WEP (WEP or 802.1x),
WPA , WPA-PSK , WPA2 , WPA2-PSK ) or inactive ( DISABLE ).
MAC address This field displays the MAC address of the wireless device.
Surveyed at This field displays the time when the wireless device is scanned.
4.3.1 Security Settings
When you configure the G-220 v3 to connect to a network with wireless security activated and
the security settings are disabled on the G-220 v3, the screen varies according to the
encryption method used by the selected network.
Note: At the time of writing some security settings are not functional on Windows
Vista. Please see
Section 4.6 on page 71 for more help.