Chapter 4 Connection Wizard

Figure 28 Wizard Step 2: Wireless LAN

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 9 Wizard Step 2: Wireless LAN

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Name (SSID)

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

 

LAN.

 

If you change this field on the ZyXEL Device, make sure all wireless stations use the

 

same SSID in order to access the network.

 

 

Security

Select a Security level from the drop-down list box.

 

Choose Auto to have the ZyXEL Device generate a pre-shared key automatically. A

 

screen pops up displaying the generated pre-shared key after you click Next. Click

 

OK to continue.

 

Choose None to have no wireless LAN security configured. If you do not enable any

 

wireless security on your ZyXEL Device, your network is accessible to any wireless

 

networking device that is within range. If you choose this option, skip directly to

 

Section 4.4 on page 60.

 

Choose Basic (WEP) security if you want to configure WEP Encryption parameters. If

 

you choose this option, go directly to Section 4.3.1 on page 59.

 

Choose Extend (WPA-PSKor WPA2-PSK) security to configure a Pre-Shared Key.

 

Choose this option only if your wireless clients support WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK

 

respectively. If you choose this option, skip directly to Section 4.3.2 on page 60.

 

 

Channel

The range of radio frequencies used by IEEE 802.11b/g wireless devices is called a

Selection

channel.

 

Select a channel that is not used by any nearby devices.

 

 

Back

Click Back to display the previous screen.

 

 

Next

Click Next to proceed to the next screen.

 

 

Exit

Click Exit to close the wizard screen without saving.

 

 

"The wireless stations and ZyXEL Device must use the same SSID, channel ID and WEP encryption key (if WEP is enabled), WPA-PSK (if WPA-PSK is enabled) or WPA2-PSK (if WPA2-PSK is enabled) for wireless communication.

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