ZyXEL G-270S User’s Guide
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Table of Contents
Copyright .................................................................................................................. 3
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Interference Statement ............... 4
ZyXEL Limited Warranty.......................................................................................... 6
Customer Support.................................................................................................... 7
Table of Contents ..................................................................................................... 9
List of Figures ........................................................................................................ 13
List of Tables .......................................................................................................... 15
Preface .................................................................................................................... 17
Chapter 1
Getting Started ....................................................................................................... 19
1.1 About Your ZyXEL G-270S ..............................................................................19
1.1.1 Application Overview ................................................................................19
1.1.1.1 Infrastructure ...................................................................................19
1.1.1.2 Ad-Hoc ............................................................................................20
1.2 ZyXEL G-270S Hardware and Utility Installation ...............................................21
1.3 Configuration Methods ......................................................................................21
1.4 Windows XP Users Only ....................................................................................21
1.5 Accessing the ZyXEL Utility ..............................................................................21
1.6 ZyXEL Utility Screen Summary ..........................................................................22
1.7 Connecting to a Wireless LAN ...........................................................................23
1.7.1 Site Survey ...............................................................................................23
Chapter 2
Wireless LAN Network ........................................................................................... 25
2.1 Wireless LAN Overview ....................................................................................25
2.1.1 SSID .........................................................................................................25
2.1.2 Channel ....................................................................................................25
2.1.3 Transmission Rate (Tx Rate) ....................................................................25
2.1.4 Super G ....................................................................................................26
2.2 Wireless LAN Security Overview ......................................................................26
2.2.1 Data Encryption with WEP ........................................................................26
2.2.2 IEEE 802.1x ..............................................................................................26
2.2.2.1 EAP Authentication .........................................................................27