P-2302HW/HWL-P1 Series User’s Guide

5.2.5 One-Touch Intelligent Security Technology (OTIST)

With ZyXEL’s OTIST, you set up the SSID and the encryption (WEP or WPA-PSK) on the ZyXEL Device. Then, the ZyXEL Device transfers them to the devices in the wireless networks. As a result, you do not have to set up the SSID and encryption on every device in the wireless network.

The devices in the wireless network have to support OTIST, and they have to be in range of the ZyXEL Device when you activate it. See section 5.5 on page 99 for more details.

5.3 Additional Wireless Terms

The following table describes wireless network terms and acronyms used in the ZyXEL Device.

Table 33 Additional Wireless Terms

TERM

DESCRIPTION

 

 

RTS/CTS Threshold

In a wireless network which covers a large area, wireless devices are

 

sometimes not aware of each other’s presence. This may cause them to send

 

information to the AP at the same time and result in information colliding and

 

not getting through.

 

By setting this value lower than the default value, the wireless devices must

 

sometimes get permission to send information to the ZyXEL Device. The lower

 

the value, the more often the devices must get permission.

 

If this value is greater than the fragmentation threshold value (see below), then

 

wireless devices never have to get permission to send information to the

 

ZyXEL Device.

Authentication

The process of verifying whether a wireless device is allowed to use the

 

wireless network.

Max. Frame Burst

Enable this to improve the performance of both pure IEEE 802.11g and mixed

 

IEEE 802.11b/g networks. Maximum Frame Burst sets the maximum time that

 

the ZyXEL Device transmits IEEE 802.11g wireless traffic only.

Fragmentation

A small fragmentation threshold is recommended for busy networks, while a

Threshold

larger threshold provides faster performance if the network is not very busy.

5.4 General WLAN Screen

Use this screen to enable the wireless network, assign the SSID and configure security setttings on the ZyXEL Device. This screen changes depending on the security you select.

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 WEP 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.

Click Network > Wireless LAN to open the Wireless LAN General screen.

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