User manual ZYXEL AG-220

[. . . ] ZyXEL AG-220 802. 11a/g Wireless USB Adapter User's Guide Version 1. 00 Edition 1 8/2006 ZyXEL AG-220 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. [. . . ] Therefore, if a new wireless client joins your wireless network, you need to run OTIST on the AP and ALL the wireless clients again. 42 Chapter 3 Wireless LAN Network ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide CHAPTER 4 Wireless Station Mode Configuration This chapter shows you how to configure your AG-220 in wireless station mode. See Chapter 5 on page 61 for how to configure the AG-220 in access point mode. 4. 1 Wireless Station Mode Overview To set your AG-220 to wireless station mode, select Station Mode in any utility screen (refer to Section 1. 2. 3 on page 23). 4. 1. 1 ZyXEL Utility Screen Summary This section describes the ZyXEL utility screens when the AG-220 is in station mode. Figure 21 ZyXEL Utility Menu Summary: Station Mode The following table describes the menus. Table 2 ZyXEL Utility Menu Summary: Station Mode TAB Station Mode Link Info Site Survey Use this screen to see your current connection status, configuration and data rate statistics. Use this screen to · scan for a wireless network · configure wireless security (if activated on the selected network). Use this screen to add, delete, edit or activate a profile with a set of wireless and security settings. Use this screen to configure a transfer rate, enable power saving and use OTIST (One-Touch Intelligent Security Technology). DESCRIPTION Profile Advanced Adapter Chapter 4 Wireless Station Mode Configuration 43 ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide 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-220. Figure 22 Station Mode: Link Info The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 3 Station Mode: Link Info LABEL AP Mode Station Mode Wireless Network Status Profile Name Network Name (SSID) AP MAC Address Network Type 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-220 is associated. This field displays the MAC address of the AP or peer computer to which the AG220 is associated. This field displays the network type (Infrastructure or Ad-Hoc) of the wireless network. DESCRIPTION Use the check box to set the AG-220 to operate in wireless station or access point mode. Refer to Section 1. 2. 3 on page 23 for more information. Transmission Rate This field displays the current transmission rate of the AG-220 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 (DISABLE). 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). Channel Statistics Transmit Rate Receive Rate 44 Chapter 4 Wireless Station Mode Configuration ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide Table 3 Station Mode: Link Info (continued) LABEL Authentication Network Mode Total Transmit Total Receive Link Quality Trend Chart Signal Strength DESCRIPTION This field displays the authentication method of the AG-220. This field displays the wireless standard (A, B or G) 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 mainly depends on the antenna output power and the distance between your AG-220 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. 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. 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). Chapter 4 Wireless Station Mode Configuration 45 ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide 4. 3 The Site Survey Screen Use the Site Survey screen to scan for and connect to a wireless network automatically. 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. [. . . ] If you know your DNS information, select Enable DNS and type the information in the fields below (you may not need to fill them all in). Appendix E 99 ZyXEL AG-220 User's Guide Figure 70 Windows 98/Me: TCP/IP Properties: DNS Configuration 4 Click the Gateway tab. · · If you do not know your gateway's IP address, remove previously installed gateways. If you have a gateway IP address, type it in the New gateway field and click Add. 5 Click OK to save and close the TCP/IP Properties window. 7 Restart your computer when prompted. Verifying Settings 1 Click Start and then Run. [. . . ]