Document Outline

• User’s Guide
  • About This User's Guide
  • Document Conventions
  • Safety Warnings
  • Contents Overview
  • Table of Contents
• Introduction and Configuration
  • Getting Started
    • 1.1 Overview
      • 1.1.1 What You Need to Know
      • 1.1.2 Before You Begin
    • 1.2 About Your NWD-270N
      • 1.2.1 Hardware
    • 1.3 Application Overview
      • 1.3.1 Infrastructure
      • 1.3.2 Ad-Hoc
    • 1.4 Hardware and Utility Installation
      • 1.4.1 ZyXEL Utility Icon
    • 1.5 Configuration Methods
      • 1.5.1 Enabling Windows Wireless Configuration
      • 1.5.2 Accessing the ZyXEL Utility
  • Tutorial
    • 2.1 Overview
      • 2.1.1 What You Can Do in This Tutorial
      • 2.1.2 What You Need to Know
      • 2.1.3 Before You Begin
    • 2.2 Connecting to an AP using Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS)
      • 2.2.1 Push Button Configuration (PBC)
      • 2.2.2 PIN Configuration
    • 2.3 Connecting to an AP Without Using WPS
      • 2.3.1 Manually Connecting to a Wireless LAN
      • 2.3.2 Creating and Using a Profile
    • 2.4 Configuring the NWD-270N as an AP
  • Wireless LANs
    • 3.1 Overview
      • 3.1.1 What You Can Do in This Section
      • 3.1.2 What You Need to Know
      • 3.1.3 Before You Begin
    • 3.2 Wireless LAN Overview
    • 3.3 Wireless LAN Security
      • 3.3.1 User Authentication and Encryption
    • 3.4 WiFi Protected Setup
      • 3.4.1 Push Button Configuration
      • 3.4.2 PIN Configuration
      • 3.4.3 How WPS Works
      • 3.4.4 Limitations of WPS
  • Station Mode
    • 4.1 Overview
      • 4.1.1 What You Can Do in This Section
      • 4.1.2 What You Need to Know
      • 4.1.3 Before You Begin
    • 4.2 ZyXEL Utility Screen Summary
    • 4.3 The Link Info Screen
      • 4.3.1 Trend Chart
    • 4.4 The Site Survey Screen
      • 4.4.1 Security Settings
      • 4.4.2 Summary Screen
    • 4.5 The Profile Screen
      • 4.5.1 Adding a New Profile
    • 4.6 The Adapter Screen
      • 4.6.1 WPS: PBC (Push Button Configuration)
      • 4.6.2 WPS: PIN - Use this Device’s PIN
      • 4.6.3 WPS: PIN - Use the PIN from the AP or Wireless Router
    • 4.7 Security Settings in Windows Vista
      • 4.7.1 Using PEAP in Vista
      • 4.7.2 Using TLS in Vista
  • AP Mode
    • 5.1 Overview
      • 5.1.1 What You Can Do in This Section
      • 5.1.2 What You Need to Know
      • 5.1.3 Before You Begin
    • 5.2 AP Mode Screen Summary
    • 5.3 The Link Info Screen
    • 5.4 The Configuration Screen
      • 5.4.1 Security Settings
    • 5.5 The MAC Filter Screen
  • Maintenance
    • 6.1 Overview
      • 6.1.1 What You Can Do in This Section
      • 6.1.2 What You Need to Know
      • 6.1.3 Before You Begin
    • 6.2 The About Screen
    • 6.3 Uninstalling the ZyXEL Utility
    • 6.4 Upgrading the ZyXEL Utility
• Troubleshooting and Specifications
  • Troubleshooting
    • 7.1 Power, Hardware Connections, and LEDs
    • 7.2 Accessing the ZyXEL Utility
    • 7.3 Link Quality
    • 7.4 Problems Communicating with Other Computers
  • Product Specifications
• Appendices and Index
  • Wireless LANs
  • Windows Wireless Management
  • Legal Information
  • Customer Support
  • Index