User's Manual

NWD2205 User’s Guide

CHAPTER 4

Station Mode

4.1 Overview

This section shows you how to configure your NWD2205 using the ZyXEL utility in

Windows.

Note: Some features available in Windows XP are not available in Windows Vista.

4.1.1 What You Can Do in This Section

• On the Link Info screen, you can see your current connection details, monitor

signal strength and quality, and more. See Section 4.3 on page 51 for details.

• On the Site Survey screen, you can connect to any available unsecured

wireless network in range of the NWD2205, or open the security settings screen

for any secured wireless network in range. See Section 4.4 on page 54 for

details.

• On the Profile screen, you can create, delete and manage your wireless

network profiles. See Section 4.5 on page 62 for details.

• On the Adapter screen, you can configure the NWD2205 hardware, such as

activating WPS mode or its power saving feature. See Section 4.6 on page 68

for details.

4.1.2 What You Need to Know

The following terms and concepts may help as you read through this section.

Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)

WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) encrypts data transmitted between wired and

wireless networks to keep the transmission private. Although one of the original

wireless encryption protocols, WEP is also the weakest. Many people use it strictly

to deter unintentional usage of their wireless network by outsiders.

Wi-fi Protected Access (WPA)

Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is a subset of the IEEE 802.11i standard. It

improves data encryption by using Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP),