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Table Of Contents

User’s Guide
Copyright
Certifications
Safety Warnings
ZyXEL Limited Warranty
Customer Support
Table of Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
Preface
Getting Started
- 1.1 About Your AG-220
- 1.2 Application Overview
- 1.3 AG-220 Hardware and Utility Installation
  - 1.3.1 ZyXEL Utility Icon
- 1.4 Configuration Methods
  - 1.4.1 Enabling WZC
  - 1.4.2 Accessing the ZyXEL Utility
Tutorial
- 2.1 Connecting to a Wireless LAN
- 2.2 Creating and Using a Profile
- 2.3 Configuring the AG-220 as an AP
Wireless LAN Network
- 3.1 Wireless LAN Overview
- 3.2 Wireless LAN Security
- 3.3 Introduction to OTIST
Wireless Station Mode Configuration
- 4.1 Wireless Station Mode Overview
  - 4.1.1 ZyXEL Utility Screen Summary
- 4.2 The Link Info Screen
  - 4.2.1 Trend Chart
- 4.3 The Site Survey Screen
  - 4.3.1 Security Settings
  - 4.3.2 Confirm Save Screen
- 4.4 The Profile Screen
  - 4.4.1 Adding a New Profile
- 4.5 The Advanced Screen
- 4.6 The Adapter Screen
Access Point Mode Configuration
- 5.1 Access Point Mode Introduction
  - 5.1.1 ZyXEL Utility Screen Summary
  - 5.1.2 Additional Setup Requirements
- 5.2 The Link Info Screen
- 5.3 The Configuration Screen
- 5.4 The Advanced Screen
- 5.5 The MAC Filter Screen
Maintenance
- 6.1 The About Screen
- 6.2 Uninstalling the ZyXEL Utility
- 6.3 Upgrading the ZyXEL Utility
Troubleshooting
- 7.1 Problems Starting the ZyXEL Utility
- 7.2 Problem Connecting to an Access Point
- 7.3 Problem with the Link Quality
- 7.4 Problems Communicating With Other Computers
Product Specifications
Access Point Mode Setup Example
- Configuring the Computer on Which You Install the AG-220
- Configuring the Wireless Station Computer
Management with Wireless Zero Configuration
- Activating Wireless Zero Configuration
- Connecting to a Wireless Network
- Security Settings
  - Association
  - Authentication
- Ordering the Preferred Networks
Wireless Security
- Types of EAP Authentication
- Dynamic WEP Key Exchange
- WPA and WPA2
- Security Parameters Summary
Setting up Your Computer’s IP Address
- Windows 98/Me
- Windows 2000/XP
  - Verifying Settings
Index
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ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide

106 Index

Enabling OTIST 39

Encryption 46, 93

Encryption type 37, 47, 49

Environmental specifications 73

Fast power save 59

FCC Interference Statement 4

Frequency 35, 58, 73

Getting started 21

Graphics icons key 20

Hardware connections 23

Help 25

Hide SSID 64

Humidity 73

IEEE 802.1x 38, 50

Industrial Scientific Medical Band 73

Infrastructure 21

Initialization vector (IV) 94

Installation 23

Interface 73

Internet access 21

IP address

dynamic 62

setup 97

Link information 44, 62

Link quality 45

MAC 63

MAC filter 66, 72

action 67

Manual network connection 27

Maximum power save 59

Mbps 62

Message Integrity Check (MIC) 38, 93

Mode change 23

Modulation 74

Network interface card (NIC) 64

Network mode 45, 58

Network name 44

Network overlap 35

Network scan 52

Network sharing 62

Network type 44, 46

One-Touch Intelligent Security Technology (OTIST) 39

Online help 25

Open system authentication 38

OTIST 39

enabling 39

introduction 39

start 40

Output power 63, 64, 74

Packet collisions 45

Pairwise Master Key (PMK) 94

Passphrase 37, 47

Password phrase 37

Peer computer 21, 55

Physical specifications 73

Power consumption 73

Power saving mode 59

Preamble 59