ZyAIR Access Point Series User’s Guide

Menu 3.5.3.1 - ESS 1 Configuration

ESSID=

Active= No

Default Unicast Key= 1

Default Broadcast/Multicast Key= 3

Key 1= ********

Key 2= ********

Key 3= ********

Key 4= ********

VLAN ID= 0

Edit MAC Address Filter= No

Press ENTER to Confirm or ESC to Cancel:

Figure 13-10 Menu 3.5.3.1 ESS x Configuration

The following table describes the fields in this menu.

 

 

Table 13-6 Menu 3.5.3.1 ESS x Configuration

 

 

 

 

FIELD

 

DESCRIPTION

 

 

 

 

ESSID

Enter the descriptive name up to 32 alphanumeric characters for identification.

 

This field is case sensitive.

 

 

 

 

Active

Press [SPACE BAR] to select Yes or No and press [ENTER].

 

 

 

 

Default Unicast

Key 1 or key 2 is used to encrypt unicast transmissions.

Key

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Default Broadcast

Key 3 or key 4 is used to encrypt multicast/broadcast transmissions.

Key

 

 

 

Key 1 to Key 4

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

 

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").

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

VLAN ID

Enter a number from 1 to 255.

 

 

 

 

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