Chapter 8 MBSSID and SSID

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 35 Wireless: Multiple BSS

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Operating Mode

Select MBSSID in this field to display the screen as shown

 

 

802.11 Mode

Select 802.11b Only to allow only IEEE 802.11b compliant WLAN devices to

 

associate with the ZyXEL Device.

 

Select 802.11g Only to allow only IEEE 802.11g compliant WLAN devices to

 

associate with the ZyXEL Device.

 

Select 802.11b+g to allow both IEEE802.11b and IEEE802.11g compliant

 

WLAN devices to associate with the ZyXEL Device. The transmission rate of

 

your ZyXEL Device might be reduced.

 

Select 802.11a (NWA-3160 only) to allow only IEEE 802.11a compliant WLAN

 

devices to associate with the ZyXEL Device.

 

 

Super Mode

Select this to improve data throughput on the WLAN by enabling fast frame

 

and packet bursting.

 

 

Choose Channel ID

Set the operating frequency/channel depending on your particular region. To

 

manually set the ZyXEL Device to use a channel, select a channel from the

 

drop-down list box. Click MAINTENANCE and then the Channel Usage tab

 

to open the Channel Usage screen to make sure the channel is not already

 

used by another AP or independent peer-to-peer wireless network. To have

 

the ZyXEL Device automatically select a channel, click Scan instead.

 

 

Scan

Click this button to have the ZyXEL Device automatically select the wireless

 

channel with the lowest interference.

 

 

RTS/CTS Threshold

The threshold (number of bytes) for enabling RTS/CTS handshake. Data with

 

a 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 its lowest

 

value (256) turns on the RTS/CTS handshake. Enter a value between 256

 

and 2346.

 

 

Fragmentation

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

Threshold

messages. It is the maximum data fragment size that can be sent. Enter an

 

even number between 256 and 2346.

 

 

Output Power

Set the output power of the ZyXEL Device in this field. If there is a high

 

density of APs in an area, decrease the output power to reduce interference

 

with other APs. Select one of the following 100%(Full Power), 50%, 25%,

 

12.5% or Minimum. See the product specifications for more information on

 

your ZyXEL Device’s output power.

 

 

Select SSID Profile

An SSID profile is the set of parameters relating to one of the ZyXEL Device’s

 

BSSs. The SSID (Service Set IDentifier) identifies the Service Set with which

 

a wireless station is associated. Wireless stations associating with the access

 

point (AP) must have the same SSID.

 

Note: If you are configuring the ZyXEL Device from a

 

computer connected to the wireless LAN and you

 

change the ZyXEL Device’s SSID or security

 

settings, you will lose your wireless connection

 

when you press Apply to confirm. You must then

 

change the wireless settings of your computer to

 

match the ZyXEL Device’s new settings.

Index

Select the check box to activate an SSID profile.

 

 

 

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