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ZyXEL AG-120 User’s Guide
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Getting Started
This chapter introduces the AG-120 and prepares you to use the ZyXEL utility.
1.1 About Your AG-120
The AG-120 is an IEEE 802.11a/b/g compliant wireless LAN adapter. You can also use the
ZyXEL utility to turn your AG-120 into an access point (AP). The ZyXEL utility is a tool that
helps you configure your AG-120. See the appendix for detailed product specifications.
1.2 Application Overview
This section describes some network applications for the AG-120.
1.2.1 Station Mode
The AG-120 is in wireless station mode by default. When the AG-120 works as a wireless
station (wireless client), you can either set the network type to Infrastructure and connect to
an AP or use Ad-Hoc mode and connect to a peer computer (another wireless device in Ad-
Hoc mode).
1.2.1.1 Infrastructure
To connect to a network via an access point (AP), set the AG-120 network type to
Infrastructure using the Profile screens. Through the AP, you can access the Internet or the
wired network behind the AP.