ZyXEL Communications NWD-270N - Manual (Page 7)

Table of Contents
NWD-270N User’s Guide
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Table of Contents
About This User's Guide .......................................................................................................... 3
Document Conventions............................................................................................................ 4
Safety Warnings........................................................................................................................ 6
Table of Contents...................................................................................................................... 7
Chapter 1
Getting Started .......................................................................................................................... 9
1.1 Overview ................................................................................................................................ 9
1.1.1 What You Need to Know .............................................................................................. 9
1.1.2 Before You Begin ......................................................................................................... 9
1.2 Features .............................................................................................................................. 10
1.3 Hardware Installation ............................................................................................................11
1.4 Software Installation .............................................................................................................11
1.4.1 Minimum System Requirements .................................................................................11
1.4.2 Installing the ZyXEL Utility ......................................................................................... 12
1.5 Device Applications ............................................................................................................. 15
Chapter 2
Wireless LANs......................................................................................................................... 17
2.1 Overview .............................................................................................................................. 17
2.1.1 What You Can Do in This Section .............................................................................. 17
2.1.2 What You Need to Know ............................................................................................ 17
2.1.3 Before You Begin ....................................................................................................... 18
2.2 Wireless LAN Overview ...................................................................................................... 18
2.3 Wireless LAN Security ........................................................................................................ 19
2.3.1 User Authentication and Encryption ........................................................................... 19
2.4 WiFi Protected Setup ........................................................................................................... 21
2.4.1 Push Button Configuration ......................................................................................... 21
2.4.2 PIN Configuration ....................................................................................................... 22
2.4.3 How WPS Works ........................................................................................................ 23
2.4.4 Limitations of WPS ..................................................................................................... 26
Chapter 3
ZyXEL Utility - Mac OS X ........................................................................................................ 29
3.1 Overview .............................................................................................................................. 29
3.1.1 What You Can Do in This Chapter ............................................................................. 29