Chapter 17 Maintenance

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 76 Channel Usage

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

SSID

This is the Service Set IDentification name of the AP in an Infrastructure

 

wireless network or wireless station in an Ad-Hoc wireless network. For our

 

purposes, we define an Infrastructure network as a wireless network that uses

 

an AP and an Ad-Hoc network (also known as Independent Basic Service Set

 

(IBSS)) as one that doesn’t. See the chapter on wireless configuration for more

 

information on basic service sets (BSS) and extended service sets (ESS).

 

 

MAC Address

This field displays the MAC address of the AP in an Infrastructure wireless

 

network. It is randomly generated (so ignore it) in an Ad-Hoc wireless network.

 

 

Channel

This is the index number of the channel currently used by the associated AP in

 

an Infrastructure wireless network or wireless station in an Ad-Hoc wireless

 

network.

 

 

Signal

This field displays the strength of the AP’s signal. If you must choose a channel

 

that’s currently in use, choose one with low signal strength for minimum

 

interference.

 

 

Network Mode

“Network mode” in this screen refers to your wireless LAN infrastructure (refer

 

to the Wireless LAN chapter) and security setup.

 

 

Refresh

Click Refresh to reload the screen.

 

 

17.5 F/W Upload Screen

Find firmware at www.zyxel.com in a file that (usually) uses the system model name with a "*.bin" extension, for example "NWA-3100.bin". The upload process uses HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) and may take up to two minutes. After a successful upload, the system will reboot. See the Firmware and Configuration File Maintenance chapter for upgrading firmware using FTP/TFTP commands.

Click MAINTENANCE > F/W Upload. Follow the instructions in this screen to upload firmware to your ZyXEL Device.

Figure 133 Firmware Upload

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 77 Firmware Upload

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

File Path

Type in the location of the file you want to upload in this field or click Browse ...

 

to find it.

 

 

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