ZyWALL 5/35/70 Series User’s Guide

Follow the instructions in the next table on how to configure the wireless LAN parameters.

Table 206 Menu 7.1: Wireless Setup

FIELD

DESCRIPTION

 

 

Enable

Press [SPACE BAR] to select Yes to turn on the wireless LAN. The wireless LAN is off

Wireless LAN

by default. Configure wireless LAN security features such as Mac filters and 802.1X

 

before you turn on the wireless LAN.

Bridge

Select LAN to use the wireless card as part of the LAN.

Channel

Select DMZ to use the wireless card as part of the DMZ.

 

 

Select WLAN to use the wireless card as part of the WLAN.

 

The ZyWALL restarts after you change the wireless card setting.

 

Note: If you set the wireless card to be part of the LAN or DMZ, you can

 

still use wireless access, but not the WLAN interface in the

 

firewall. The firewall will treat the wireless card as part of the LAN

 

or DMZ respectively.

 

 

ESSID

(Extended Service Set IDentification) The ESSID identifies the AP to which the wireless

 

stations associate. Wireless stations associating to the Access Point must have the

 

same ESSID. Enter a descriptive name (up to 32 characters) for the wireless LAN.

Hide ESSID

Press [SPACE BAR] to select Yes to hide the ESSID in the outgoing beacon frame so a

 

station cannot obtain the ESSID through passive scanning.

Channel ID

This allows you to set the operating frequency/channel depending on your particular

 

region. Use the [SPACE BAR] to select a channel.

RTS

(Request To Send) The threshold (number of bytes) for enabling RTS/CTS handshake.

Threshold

Data with its frame size larger than this value will perform the RTS/CTS handshake.

 

Setting this attribute to be larger than the maximum MSDU (MAC service data unit) size

 

turns off the RTS/CTS handshake. Setting this attribute to zero turns on the RTS/CTS

 

handshake. Enter a value between 0 and 2432.

Frag.

The threshold (number of bytes) for the fragmentation boundary for directed messages.

Threshold

It is the maximum data fragment size that can be sent. Enter a value between 256 and

 

2432.

WEP

Select Disable to allow wireless stations to communicate with the access points without

 

any data encryption.

 

Select 64-bit WEP or 128-bit WEP to enable data encryption.

Default Key

Enter the key number (1 to 4) in this field. Only one key can be enabled at any one time.

 

This key must be the same on the ZyWALL and the wireless stations to communicate.

Key 1 to Key

The WEP keys are used to encrypt data. Both the ZyWALL and the wireless stations

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must use the same WEP key for data transmission.

 

If you chose 64-bit WEP in the WEP Encryption field, then enter any 5 ASCII

 

characters or 10 hexadecimal characters ("0-9", "A-F").

 

If you chose 128-bit WEP in the WEP Encryption field, then enter 13 ASCII characters

 

or 26 hexadecimal characters ("0-9", "A-F").

 

Note: Enter “0x” before the key to denote a hexadecimal key. Don’t

 

enter “0x” before the key to denote an ASCII key.

Edit MAC

Press [SPACE BAR] to select Yes and then press [ENTER] to display menu 7.1.1.

Address Filter

 

When you have completed this menu, press [ENTER] at the prompt “Press ENTER to Confirm…” to save your configuration, or press [ESC] at any time to cancel.

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Chapter 39 Wireless Setup