ZyXEL Communications NWD217N, User Manual

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Chapter 4 ZyXEL Utility - Windows
NWD271N User’s Guide
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If you select the Infrastructure network type in the previous screen, skip to step 3 . If
you select the Ad-Hoc network type in the previous screen, a screen displays as follows.
Select a Channel number and Wireless Mode and click Next to continue.
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To associate to an ad-hoc network, you must use the same channel as the
peer computer.
Figure 36 Profile: Wireless Settings
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
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If you selected Infrastructure network type in the first screen, select WEP , WPA ,
WPA2 , WPA-PSK , WPA2-PSK or 802.1x from the drop-down list box to enable data
encryption. If you selected Ad-Hoc network type in the first screen, you can use only
WEP encryption method. Otherwise, select DISABLE to allow the NWD271N to
communicate with the access points or other peer wireless computers without any data
encryption, and skip to step
5 .
Scan Click Scan to search for available wireless devices within transmission range.
Select Select an available wireless device in the table and click Select to add it to this
profile.
Whenever you activate this profile, the NWD271N associates to the selected
wireless network only.
Table 14 Profile: Add a New Profile (continued)
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Table 15 Profile: Wireless Settings
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Wireless Settings
Channel Select a channel number from the drop-down list box. To associate to an ad-hoc
network, you must use the same channel as the peer computer.
Wireless Mode This is the wireless standard the NWD271N uses. In Ad-Hoc mode, you can use
only 802.11b or 802.11g.