Chapter 7 Wireless LAN
Click Network > Wireless LAN to open the General screen.
Figure 39 Network > Wireless LAN > General
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 17 Network > Wireless LAN > General
LABEL | DESCRIPTION |
Active | Click the check box to activate wireless LAN. |
Wireless LAN |
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Network | The SSID (Service Set IDentity) identifies the service set with which a |
Name (SSID) | wireless device is associated. Wireless devices associating to the access |
| point (AP) must have the same SSID. Enter a descriptive name (up to 32 |
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| 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. |
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Hide Network | Select this check box to hide the SSID in the outgoing beacon frame so a |
Name (SSID) | station cannot obtain the SSID through scanning using a site survey tool. |
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Channel | Set the operating frequency/channel depending on your particular region. |
Selection | Select a channel from the |
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BSSID | This shows the MAC address of the wireless interface on the ZyXEL Device |
| when wireless LAN is enabled. |
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Security | See the following sections for more details about this field. |
Mode |
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Apply | Click this to save your changes back to the ZyXEL Device. |
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Reset | Click this to reload the previous configuration for this screen. |
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