Chapter 3 Internet and Wireless Setup Wizard

3Configure your wireless settings in this screen. Click Next.

Figure 26 Wireless LAN

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 12 Wireless LAN Setup Wizard 2

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Network

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

Name(SSID)

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.

 

 

Channel

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

Selection

channel. Select a channel ID that is not already in use by a neighboring device.

 

 

Security

Select Automatically assign a WPA key (Recommended) to have the ZyXEL

 

Device create a pre-shared key (WPA-PSK) automatically only if your wireless clients

 

support WPA and OTIST. This option is available only when you enable OTIST in the

 

previous wizard screen.

 

Select Manually assign a WPA-PSK key to configure a Pre-Shared Key (WPA-PSK).

 

Choose this option only if your wireless clients support WPA. See Section 3.3.1 on

 

page 74 for more information.

 

Select Manually assign a WEP key to configure a WEP Key. See Section 3.3.2 on

 

page 74 for more information.

 

Select Disable wireless security to have no wireless LAN security configured. Your

 

network is accessible to any wireless networking device that is within range.

 

 

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) for wireless communication.

4This screen varies depending on the security mode you selected in the previous screen. Fill in the field (if available) and click Next.

 

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