ZyXEL Communications Prestige 202 - Manual (Page 19)

ZyXEL M-202 User’s Guide
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Getting Started
This chapter introduces the ZyXEL M-202 and prepares you to use the ZyXEL Utility.
1.1 About Your ZyXEL M-202
The ZyXEL M-202 is an IEEE 802.11g compliant wireless LAN USB adapter.
The following lists the main features of your ZyXEL M-202. See the product specifications in
the appendix for detailed features.
• MIMO Smart Antenna technology for enhanced range, coverage, and speeds
• Automatic rate selection.
• Security: WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy), IEEE 802.1x, WPA-PSK, WPA (Wi-Fi
Protected Access), WPA2-PSK and WPA2
Note: WPA2 and WPA2-PSK are only available in Windows XP and Windows 2000.
• A built-in antenna
• Driver and utility support for Windows 2000 and Windows XP.
1.1.1 Application Overview
This section describes some network applications for the ZyXEL M-202.
1.1.1.1 Infrastructure
To connect to a network via an Access Point (AP), set the ZyXEL M-202 network type to
Infrastructure. Through the AP, you can access the Internet or the wired network behind the
AP.