ZyXEL G-220F User’s Guide

Figure 30 Access Point Mode: Configuration

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 16 Access Point Mode: Configuration

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

 

 

Wireless Settings

 

 

 

SSID

The SSID identifies the Service Set to which a wireless station is associated.

 

Wireless stations associating to the access point (the ZyXEL G-220F) must have

 

the same SSID.

 

Enter a descriptive name (up to 32 printable 7-bit ASCII characters) for the

 

wireless LAN.

Hide SSID

Select this check box to hide the SSID in the outgoing beacon frame so a station

 

cannot obtain the SSID through passive scanning using a site survey tool.

Channel

Set the operating frequency/channel depending on your geographical region.

 

 

OutputPower

Set this field if you need to conserve power consumption (especially for notebook

 

computers). This control changes the strength of the ZyXEL G-220F’s antenna

 

gain or transmission power. Antenna gain, measured in dBm (decibel relative units

 

compared to milliwatts), is the increase in coverage. Higher antenna gain improves

 

the range of the signal for better communications.

 

Select High to set the ZyXEL G-220F’s antenna to transmit at 17-dBm.

 

Select Medium-Highto set the ZyXEL G-220F’s antenna to transmit at 15-dBm.

 

Select Medium-Lowto set the ZyXEL G-220F’s antenna to transmit at 13-dBm.

 

Select Low to set the ZyXEL G-220F’s antenna to transmit at 11-dBm. This allows

 

for the least power consumption.

Security Settings

 

 

 

WEP

Select 64 Bits, 128 Bits or 256 Bits to activate WEP encryption and then fill in the

 

related fields.

 

Select Disable to deactivate the WEP encryption.

 

 

Authentication

Select an authentication method. Choices are Auto, Shared Key and Open

Type

System. Refer to Section 2.3 on page 30 for more information.

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