ZyXEL Communications G-260 Manual De Usuario

ZyXEL G-260 User’s Guide

Chapter 1 Getting Started

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After you install and start the ZyXEL Utility, an icon for the ZyXEL Utility appears in the 
system tray.

Note: When the ZyXEL Utility system tray icon displays, the ZyXEL G-260 is installed 

properly.

When you use the ZyXEL Utility, it automatically disables the Windows XP 
wireless configuration tool. 

Figure 3   ZyXEL Utility: System Tray Icon 

The color of the ZyXEL Utility system tray icon indicates the status of the ZyXEL G-260. 
Refer to the following table for details. 

Double-click on the ZyXEL Wireless LAN Utility icon in the system tray to open the ZyXEL 
Utility. The ZyXEL Utility screens are similar in all Microsoft Windows versions. Screens for 
Windows 2000 are shown. 

Note: Click the 

 icon (located in the top right corner) to display the on-line help 

window.

The following sections show you how to associate with a network using the ZyXEL Utility. 
You can either manually connect to a network or configure a profile to have the ZyXEL G-260 
automatically connect to a specific network. Otherwise, configure nothing and leave the 
ZyXEL G-260 to automatically scan for and connect to any other available network without 
security.

See the next chapters for detailed field descriptions.

After you install the ZyXEL Utility and then insert the ZyXEL G-260, follow the steps below 
to connect to a network using the Site Survey screen.

Table 1   ZyXEL Utility: System Tray Icon 

Red

The ZyXEL G-260 is operating in wireless station mode but is not connected to a wireless 

network.

Green

The ZyXEL G-260 is operating in wireless station mode and connected to a wireless 

network.