ZyXEL Communications Corporation AG220 Manuel D’Utilisation
ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide
Chapter 1 Getting Started
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Getting Started
This chapter introduces the AG-220 and prepares you to use the ZyXEL utility.
1.1 About Your AG-220
The AG-220 is an IEEE 802.11a/b/g compliant wireless LAN adapter. You can also turn your
AG-220 into an access point (AP) using the ZyXEL utility. The ZyXEL utility is a tool that
helps you configure your AG-220. See the appendix for detailed product specifications.
AG-220 into an access point (AP) using the ZyXEL utility. The ZyXEL utility is a tool that
helps you configure your AG-220. See the appendix for detailed product specifications.
1.2 Application Overview
This section describes some network applications for the AG-220.
1.2.1 Station Mode
The AG-220 is in wireless station mode by default. When the AG-220 works as a wireless
station (wireless client), you can either set the network type to Infrastructure and connect to
an AP or use Ad-Hoc mode and connect to a peer computer (another wireless device in Ad-
Hoc mode).
station (wireless client), you can either set the network type to Infrastructure and connect to
an AP or use Ad-Hoc mode and connect to a peer computer (another wireless device in Ad-
Hoc mode).
1.2.1.1 Infrastructure
To connect to a network via an access point (AP), set the AG-220 network type to
Infrastructure. Through the AP, you can access the Internet or the wired network behind the
AP.
Infrastructure. Through the AP, you can access the Internet or the wired network behind the
AP.