Zyxel P-2601HN-F1 Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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This example illustrates how to manually connect your wireless client to an access

point (AP) which is configured for WPA-PSK security and connected to the

Internet. Before you connect to the access point, you must know its Service Set

IDentity (SSID) and WPA-PSK pre-shared key. In this example, the SSID is

“SSID_Example3” and the pre-shared key is “ThisismyWPA-PSKpre-sharedkey”.

After you install the ZyXEL utility and then insert the wireless client, follow the

steps below to connect to a network using the

Site Survey

screen.

1

Open the ZyXEL utility and click the

Site Survey

tab to open the screen shown

next.

Tutorial: Site Survey

2

The wireless client automatically searches for available wireless networks. Click

Scan

if you want to search again. If no entry displays in the

Available Network

List

, that means there is no wireless network available within range. Make sure

the AP or peer computer is turned on or move the wireless client closer to the AP

or peer computer.

3

When you try to connect to an AP with security configured, a window will pop up

prompting you to specify the security settings. Enter the pre-shared key and leave

the encryption type at the default setting.

Use the

Back

button

at any time to return to the previous screen, or the

Exit

button to return to the

Site Survey

screen.

Tutorial: Security Se tings

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4

The

Confirm Save

window appears. Check your settings and click

Save

to

continue.

Tutorial: Confirm Save

5

The ZyXEL utility returns to the

Link Info

screen while it connects to the wireless

network using your settings. When the wireless link is established, the ZyXEL

utility icon in the system tray turns green and the

Link Info

screen displays

details of the active connection. Check the network information in the

Link Info

screen to verify that you have successfully connected to the selected network. If

the wireless client is not connected to a network, the fields in this screen remain

blank.

Tutorial: Link Info

6

Open your Internet browser and enter

http://www.zyxel.com

or the URL of any

other web site in the address bar. If you are able to access the web site, your

wireless connection is successfully configured.

If you cannot access the web site, try changing the encryption type in the

Security Settings

screen, check the Troubleshooting section of this User's Guide

or contact your network administrator.

3.3.3.2

Creating and Using a Profile

A profile lets you easily connect to the same wireless network again later. You can

also configure different profiles for different networks, for example if you connect

a notebook computer to wireless networks at home and at work.

This example illustrates how to set up a profile and connect the wireless client to

an AP configured for WPA-PSK security. In this example, the SSID is

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“SSID_Example3”, the profile name is “PN_Example3” and the pre-shared key is

“ThisismyWPA-PSKpre-sharedkey”. You have chosen the profile name

“PN_Example3”.

1

Open the ZyXEL utility and click the

Profile

tab to open the screen shown next.

Click

Add

to configure a new profile.

Tutorial: Profile

2

The

Add New Profile

screen appears. The wireless client automatically searches

for available wireless networks, and displays them in the

Scan Info

box. Click

Scan

if you want to search again. You can also configure your profile for a wireless

network that is not in the list.

Tutorial: Add New Profile

3

Give the profile a descriptive name (of up to 32 printable ASCII characters). Select

Infrastructure

and either manually enter or select the AP's SSID in the

Scan

Info

table and click

Select

.

4

Choose the same encryption method as the AP to which you want to connect (In

this example, WPA-PSK).

Tutorial: Profile Security

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5

This screen varies depending on the encryption method you selected in the

previous screen. Enter the pre-shared key and leave the encryption type at the

default setting.

Tutorial: Profile Encryption

6

In the next screen, leave both boxes selected.

Tutorial: Wirele

s Protocol Se tings.

7

Verify the profile settings in the read-only screen. Click

Save

to save and go to the

next screen.

Tutorial: Confirm Save

8

Click

Activate Now

to use the new profile immediately. Otherwise, click the

Activate Later

button.

If you clicked

Activate Later

, you can select the profile from the list in the

Profile

screen and click

Connect

to activate it.

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Note: Only one profile can be activated and used at any given time.

Tutorial: Activate

9

When you activate the new profile, the ZyXEL utility returns to the

Link Info

screen while it connects to the AP using your settings. When the wireless link is

established, the ZyXEL utility icon in the system tray turns green and the

Link

Info

screen displays details of the active connection.

10

Open your Internet browser, enter

http://www.zyxel.com

or the URL of any other

web site in the address bar and press ENTER. If you are able to access the web

site, your new profile is successfully configured.

If you cannot access the Internet go back to the

Profile

screen, select the profile

you are using and click

Edit

. Check the details you entered previously. Also, refer

to the Troubleshooting section of this User's Guide or contact your network

administrator if necessary.

3.4

Setting Up NAT Port Forwarding

In this tutorial, you manage the Doom server on a computer behind the ZyXEL

Device. In order for players on the Internet (like

A

in the figure below) to

communicate with the Doom server, you need to configure the port settings and IP

address on the ZyXEL Device. Traffic should be forwarded to the port 666 of the

Doom server computer which has an IP address of 192.168.1.34.

Tutorial: NAT Port Forwarding Setup

You may set up the port settings by configuring the port settings for the Doom

server computer (see

Chapter 11 on page 150

for more information).

D

=192.168.1.34

WAN

LAN

port 666

A

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