User manual ZYXEL ZYAIR G-220F

[. . . ] ZyXEL G-220F 802. 11g Wireless USB 2. 0 Adapter User's Guide Version 1. 00 07/2005 ZyXEL G-220F User's Guide Copyright Copyright © 2005 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. [. . . ] This field displays whether data encryption is activated (WEP (for WEP or RADIUS) or TKIP (WPA-PSK or WPA-RADIUS)) or inactive (Disabled). This field displays the radio channel the ZyXEL G-220F is currently using. This field displays the authentication type of the wireless network. 3. 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. 35 Chapter 3 Wireless Station Mode Configuration ZyXEL G-220F User's Guide Figure 14 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). 3. 3 The Site Survey Screen Use the Site Survey screen to scan for and connect to a wireless network automatically. Figure 15 Station Mode: Site Survey Chapter 3 Wireless Station Mode Configuration 36 ZyXEL G-220F User's Guide 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. This field shows whether data encryption is activated (WEP (for WEP or RADIUS) WPA-PSK or WPA-RADIUS) or inactive (Disabled). This field displays the time when the wireless device is scanned. SSID Channel Signal Scan Connect Site Info Network Type Channel Encryption MAC address Surveyed at 3. 3. 1 Connecting to a WLAN Network Follow the steps below to connect to a WLAN network using the Site Survey screen. 1 Click Scan to search for all available wireless networks within range. 2 To join a network, click an entry in the table to select a wireless network and then click Connect. 3 If the WEP encryption is activated for the selected wireless network, the Security Settings screen displays. You must set the related fields in the Security Settings screen to the same security settings as the associated wireless device. ) button and connect to another wireless network without 4 Verify that you have successfully connected to the selected network and check the network information in the Link Info screen. 37 Chapter 3 Wireless Station Mode Configuration ZyXEL G-220F User's Guide 3. 3. 2 Security Settings When you configure the ZyXEL G-220F to connect to a network with wireless security activated and the security settings are disabled on the ZyXEL G-220F, the screen varies according to the encryption method used by the selected network. 3. 3. 2. 1 WEP Encryption Figure 16 Station Mode: Security Settings: WEP The following table describes the labels in this screen. Table 6 Station Mode: Security Settings: WEP LABEL Security Settings WEP Select 64 Bits, 128 Bits or 256 Bits to activate WEP encryption and then fill in the related fields. When you select the radio button, enter a passphrase of up to 63 case-sensitive printable characters. As you enter the passphrase, the ZyXEL G-220F automatically generates four different WEP keys and displays it in the key field below. [. . . ] 7 Turn on your ZyXEL G-220F and restart your computer when prompted. Verifying Settings 1 Click Start and then Run. 2 In the Run window, type "winipcfg" and then click OK to open the IP Configuration window. 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. 93 Appendix F ZyXEL G-220F User's Guide Figure 67 Windows XP: Start Menu 2 For Windows XP, click Network Connections. [. . . ]