ZyXEL Communications G-162 Laptop User Manual


 
ZyXEL G-162/G-360 User’s Guide
vi Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Copyright .......................................................................................................................................................... ii
ZyXEL Limited Warranty............................................................................................................................. iii
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Interference Statement ................................................... iv
Customer Support ............................................................................................................................................v
Preface............................................................................................................................................................ viii
Chapter 1 Getting Started ........................................................................................................................... 1-1
1.1
About Your ZyXEL G-162/G-360................................................................................................... 1-1
1.2
ZyXEL G-162/G-360 Hardware and Utility Installation .............................................................. 1-1
1.3
Using the ZyXEL Utility to Configure Your Network.................................................................... 1-1
1.3.1 Site Survey.............................................................................................................................. 1-3
1.3.2 Profile ..................................................................................................................................... 1-9
1.3.3
Link Info ............................................................................................................................... 1-11
1.3.4
About .................................................................................................................................... 1-14
Chapter 2 Wireless LAN Networking ...................................................................................................... 2-15
2.1 Overview ....................................................................................................................................... 2-15
2.1.1
SSID...................................................................................................................................... 2-15
2.1.2
Channel................................................................................................................................. 2-15
2.1.3 Transmission Rate (Transfer Rate) ...................................................................................... 2-15
2.1.4 Wireless Network Application............................................................................................. 2-15
2.1.5
Roaming................................................................................................................................ 2-17
2.2 Wireless LAN Security.................................................................................................................. 2-18
2.2.1
Data Encryption with WEP.................................................................................................. 2-19
2.2.2
WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK Application Example ............................................................. 2-19
2.2.3 WPA and WPA2 with RADIUS Application Example ...................................................... 2-20
2.2.4 IEEE 802.1x ......................................................................................................................... 2-21
2.3
Fragmentation Threshold............................................................................................................. 2-22
2.4
RTS/CTS Threshold ...................................................................................................................... 2-22