ZyXEL Communications Corporation G270S Manuel D’Utilisation

ZyXEL G-270S User’s Guide

Table of Contents

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Copyright .................................................................................................................. 3

Certifications ............................................................................................................ 4

ZyXEL Limited Warranty.......................................................................................... 6

Customer Support.................................................................................................... 7

Table of Contents ..................................................................................................... 9

List of Figures ........................................................................................................ 13

List of Tables .......................................................................................................... 15

Preface .................................................................................................................... 17

Chapter 1
Getting Started ....................................................................................................... 19

1.1 About Your ZyXEL G-270S ..............................................................................19

1.1.1 Application Overview ................................................................................19

1.1.1.1 Infrastructure ...................................................................................19
1.1.1.2 Ad-Hoc ............................................................................................20

1.2 ZyXEL G-270S Hardware and Utility Installation ...............................................21
1.3 Configuration Methods   ......................................................................................21
1.4 Windows XP Users Only  ....................................................................................21
1.5 Accessing the ZyXEL Utility   ..............................................................................21
1.6 ZyXEL Utility Screen Summary ..........................................................................22
1.7 Connecting to a Wireless LAN  ...........................................................................23

1.7.1 Site Survey ...............................................................................................23

Chapter 2
Wireless LAN Network........................................................................................... 25

2.1 Wireless LAN Overview ....................................................................................25

2.1.1 SSID  .........................................................................................................25
2.1.2 Channel  ....................................................................................................25
2.1.3 Transmission Rate (Tx Rate) ....................................................................25
2.1.4 Super G  ....................................................................................................26

2.2 Wireless LAN Security Overview ......................................................................26

2.2.1 Data Encryption with WEP ........................................................................26
2.2.2 IEEE 802.1x ..............................................................................................26

2.2.2.1 EAP Authentication .........................................................................27