Chapter 6 Wireless Configuration

6.7 Configuring Wireless Settings

Click WIRELESS > Wireless. The screen varies depending upon the operating mode you select.

6.7.1 Access Point Mode

Select Access Point as the Operating Mode to display the screen as shown next.

Figure 48 Wireless: Access Point

The following table describes the general wireless LAN labels in this screen.

Table 23 Wireless: Access Point

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Operating Mode

Select Access Point from the drop-down list.

 

 

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

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

Channel ID

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 scan for and select the

 

channel with the least interference.

 

 

 

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