Thecus Technology N8800 user manual Wlan Configuration, Essid, Wep Key, Wlan Dhcp Configuration

WLAN Configuration

When a compatible wireless USB dongle is installed on the N8800, the N8800 will become an access point, and the Network dropdown menu will contain a WLAN menu item. From the Network menu, choose WLAN, and the WLAN Configuration screen appears. This screen displays the wireless network parameters of the system. You can change any of these items and press Apply to confirm your settings.

NOTE

•Currently supported USB wireless dongles are: 3Com 3CRUSB10075, Zyxel G220USB, PCI GW-US54mini.

•USB dongles have to be connected before N8800 is powered up.

WLAN Configuration

Item	Description
MAC Address	Displays the MAC Address of the USB wireless dongle.
IP	Specifies the IP address of the network connection.
Netmask	Specifies the network mask, which is generally: 255.255.255.0
ESSID	The ESSID (Extended Service Set Identification) is the
	identifying name of a wireless network.
ESSID Broadcast	Specifies whether the ESSID will be broadcasted by the N8800.
	This will prevent the Access Point from broadcasting the ESSID.
	The N8800 will still respond to a wireless device that wants to
	communicate if it sends a matching ESSID.
Channel	The channel that the N8800 uses to communicate with client
	devices.
Auth Mode	Authentication mode used by the N8800.
	Shared: Shared key authentication
	Open: Open key authentication
WEP Enable	Specifies whether to use encryption for transmission or not.
Key Length	Key length specifies the level of encryption used by the N8800.
	64 bit: 10 characters from 0 ~ 9 and A ~ F.
	128 bit: 26 characters from 0 ~ 9 and A ~ F.
WEP KEY 1	Input up to 4 WEP keys, and select the one you wish to use.
WEP KEY 2	When connecting, be sure to enter the same key and select the
WEP KEY 3	same index number on each client machine.
WEP KEY 4

A DHCP server can be configured to assign IP addresses to devices connected to LAN ports.

WLAN DHCP Configuration

Item	Description
DHCP Server	Select to enable or disable DHCP server.
Start IP	Specifies the starting IP address of the DHCP range.
End IP	Specifies the ending IP address of the DHCP range.
DNS Server	Specifies the DNS server IP address.

NOTE

The IP Segment of WLAN, WAN and LAN should not overlap.

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