ZyXEL Communications Corporation B220 Manuel D’Utilisation

ZyAIR Wireless LAN Utility 

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Using the ZyAIR Utility 

Service Set 
Identifier (SSID) 

Enter the SSID of the AP or the peer ad-hoc computer to which you want to associate in 
this field.  To associate to an ad-hoc network, you must enter the same SSID as the peer 
ad-hoc computer.  
Enter Any to associate to or roam between any infrastructure wireless networks. This is 
the default setting.  

Transfer Rate 

Select a transmission speed from the drop-down list box. Choose from Fully Auto 
(default), 1M bit/sec, 2M bit/sec, 5.5M bit/sec and 11M bit/sec.  

Channel 

Select the channel number from the drop-down list box.  To associate to an ad-hoc 
network, you must use the same channel as the peer ad-hoc computer.  

Power Saving 
Mode 

Select Enable from the drop-down list menu to save power (especially for laptop 
computers). This forces the ZyAIR to go to sleep mode when it is not transmitting data. 
When you select Disable, the ZyAIR will never go to sleep mode.   

Restore Default 

Click Restore Default to reset all fields back to factory default values.  

Undo Changes 

Click Undo Changes to start configuring the fields again. 

Apply Changes  

Click Apply Changes to save the changes back to ZyAIR.  

The Profile in the Configuration screen allows you to save the wireless network settings in the 
Configuration screen, use one of the pre-configured network profiles or reset the settings in the 
Configuration screen to the factory default values.  

The configuration Profile includes the security profiles in the Security screen. 

To reset the fields in the Configuration screen back to factory default values select Default from the drop-
down list menu and click Activate.  

To save the current settings in the Configuration screen to a new profile enter a descriptive name in the 
field provided and click Create.