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Table Of Contents
User’s Guide
About This User's Guide
Document Conventions
Safety Warnings
Contents Overview
Table of Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
Introduction and Configuration
Getting Started
1.1 Overview
1.1.1 What You Need to Know
1.1.2 Before You Begin
1.2 About Your NWD-270N
1.2.1 Hardware
1.3 Application Overview
1.3.1 Infrastructure
1.3.2 Ad-Hoc
1.4 Hardware and Utility Installation
1.4.1 ZyXEL Utility Icon
1.5 Configuration Methods
1.5.1 Enabling Windows Wireless Configuration
1.5.2 Accessing the ZyXEL Utility
Tutorial
2.1 Overview
2.1.1 What You Can Do in This Tutorial
2.1.2 What You Need to Know
2.1.3 Before You Begin
2.2 Connecting to an AP using Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS)
2.2.1 Push Button Configuration (PBC)
2.2.2 PIN Configuration
2.3 Connecting to an AP Without Using WPS
2.3.1 Manually Connecting to a Wireless LAN
2.3.2 Creating and Using a Profile
Wireless LANs
3.1 Overview
3.1.1 What You Can Do in This Section
3.1.2 What You Need to Know
3.1.3 Before You Begin
3.2 Wireless LAN Overview
3.3 Wireless LAN Security
3.3.1 User Authentication and Encryption
3.4 WiFi Protected Setup
3.4.1 Push Button Configuration
3.4.2 PIN Configuration
3.4.3 How WPS Works
3.4.4 Limitations of WPS
ZyXEL Utility
4.1 Overview
4.1.1 What You Can Do in This Section
4.1.2 What You Need to Know
4.1.3 Before You Begin
4.2 ZyXEL Utility Screen Summary
4.3 The Link Info Screen
4.3.1 Trend Chart
4.4 The Site Survey Screen
4.4.1 Security Settings
4.4.2 Summary Screen
4.5 The Profile Screen
4.5.1 Adding a New Profile
4.6 The Adapter Screen
4.6.1 WPS: PBC (Push Button Configuration)
4.6.2 WPS: PIN - Use this Device’s PIN
4.6.3 WPS: PIN - Use the PIN from the AP or Wireless Router
4.7 Security Settings in Windows Vista
4.7.1 Using PEAP in Vista
4.7.2 Using TLS in Vista
Maintenance
5.1 Overview
5.1.1 What You Can Do in This Section
5.1.2 What You Need to Know
5.1.3 Before You Begin
5.2 The About Screen
5.3 Uninstalling the ZyXEL Utility
5.4 Upgrading the ZyXEL Utility
Troubleshooting and Specifications
Troubleshooting
6.1 Power, Hardware Connections, and LEDs
6.2 Accessing the ZyXEL Utility
6.3 Link Quality
6.4 Problems Communicating with Other Computers
Product Specifications
Appendices and Index
Wireless LANs
Windows Wireless Management
Legal Information
Customer Support
Index
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