User manual ZYXEL AG-120

[. . . ] ZyXEL AG-120 802. 11a/g Wireless CardBus Card User's Guide Version 1. 00 Edition 1 9/2006 ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide Copyright Copyright © 2006 by ZyXEL Communications Corporation. The contents of this publication may not be reproduced in any part or as a whole, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, translated into any language, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, photocopying, manual, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of ZyXEL Communications Corporation. All rights reserved. Disclaimer ZyXEL does not assume any liability arising out of the application or use of any products, or software described herein. Neither does it convey any license under its patent rights nor the patent rights of others. [. . . ] Use this screen to configure a transfer rate, enable power saving and use OTIST (One-Touch Intelligent Security Technology). 4. 2 The Link Info Screen When the ZyXEL utility starts, the Link Info screen displays, showing the current configuration and connection status of your AG-120. Figure 22 Station Mode: Link Info The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 3 Station Mode: Link Info LABEL Wireless Network Status Profile Name Network Name (SSID) AP MAC Address This is the name of the profile you are currently using. The SSID identifies the wireless network to which a wireless station is associated. This field displays the name of the wireless device to which the AG-120 is associated. This field displays the MAC address of the AP or peer computer to which the AG120 is associated. DESCRIPTION 46 Chapter 4 Wireless Station Mode Configuration ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide Table 3 Station Mode: Link Info (continued) LABEL Network Type DESCRIPTION This field displays the network type (Infrastructure or Ad-Hoc) of the wireless network. Transmission Rate This field displays the current transmission rate of the AG-120 in megabits per second (Mbps). Security This field displays whether data encryption is activated (WEP (WEP or 802. 1x), TKIP (WPA/WPA-PSK/WPA2/WPA2-PSK), AES (WPA/WPA-PSK/WPA2/WPA2PSK)) or inactive (None). This field displays the current data transmission rate in kilobits per second (Kbps). This field displays the current data receiving rate in kilobits per second (Kbps). This field displays the wireless standard (802. 11a, 802. 11b or 802. 11g) of the AP or peer computer. Click this button to display the real-time statistics of the data rate in kilobits per second (Kbps). The signal strength is mainly depending on the antenna output power and the distance between your AG-120 and the AP or peer computer. If there are too many wireless stations in a wireless network, collisions may occur which could result in a loss of messages even though you have high signal strength. Channel Statistics Transmit Rate Receive Rate Authentication Network Mode Total Transmit Total Receive Link Quality Trend Chart Signal Strength Link Quality 4. 2. 1 Trend Chart Click Trend Chart in the Link Info screen to display a screen as shown below. Use this screen to view real-time data traffic statistics. Chapter 4 Wireless Station Mode Configuration 47 ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide Figure 23 Station Mode: Link Info: Trend Chart The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 4 Station Mode: Link Info: Trend Chart LABEL Transmit Receive DESCRIPTION This field displays the current data transmission rate in kilobits per second (Kbps). This field displays the current data receiving rate in kilobits per second (Kbps). 4. 3 The Site Survey Screen Use the Site Survey screen to scan for and connect to a wireless network automatically. 48 Chapter 4 Wireless Station Mode Configuration ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide Figure 24 Station Mode: Site Survey The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 5 Station Mode: Site Survey LABEL Available Network List , , or DESCRIPTION Click a column heading to sort the entries. 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. This field displays the SSID (Service Set IDentifier) of each wireless device. Click Scan to search for available wireless devices within transmission range. Click an entry in the Available Network List table to display the information of the selected wireless device. This field displays the network type (Infrastructure or Ad-Hoc) of the wireless device. [. . . ] You should see your computer's IP address, subnet mask and default gateway. Windows 2000/NT/XP 1 For Windows XP, click start, Control Panel. In Windows 2000/NT, click Start, Settings, Control Panel. 108 Appendix E Setting up Your Computer's IP Address ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide Figure 75 Windows XP: Start Menu 2 For Windows XP, click Network Connections. For Windows 2000/NT, click Network and Dial-up Connections. Figure 76 Windows XP: Control Panel 3 Right-click Local Area Connection and then click Properties. Appendix E Setting up Your Computer's IP Address 109 ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide Figure 77 Windows XP: Control Panel: Network Connections: Properties 4 Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) (under the General tab in Win XP) and click Properties. Figure 78 Windows XP: Local Area Connection Properties 5 The Internet Protocol TCP/IP Properties window opens (the General tab in Windows XP). · If you have a dynamic IP address click Obtain an IP address automatically. 110 Appendix E Setting up Your Computer's IP Address ZyXEL AG-120 User's Guide · If you have a static IP address click Use the following IP Address and fill in the IP address, Subnet mask, and Default gateway fields. [. . . ]