ZyAIR B-500 Wireless Access Point User’s Guide

 

 

Table 3-2 Wizard 2 : Wireless LAN Setup

 

 

 

 

 

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

 

 

 

 

Choose Channel

To manually set the ZyAIR to use a channel, select a channel from the drop-down list

ID

box. 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 ZyAIR automatically select a channel, click Scan instead.

 

 

 

 

 

Scan

Click this button to have the ZyAIR automatically scan for and select a channel with

 

 

the least interference.

 

 

 

 

Security

The level of Security can be selected as none, basic or extended. Choose No

 

 

security to have no wireless LAN security configured and proceed to the ISP

 

 

Parameters for Internet Access screen.

 

 

Choose Basic security if you want to configure WEP Encryption parameters.

 

 

Choose Extend security to configure a Pre-Shared Key.

 

 

The third screen varies depending on which security level you select.

 

 

 

 

Back

Click Back to return to the previous screen.

 

 

 

 

Next

Click Next to continue.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The wireless stations and ZyAIR must use the same ESSID, channel ID and WEP encryption key or pre-shared key (if wireless security is enabled) for wireless communication.

3.4Wizard Setup: Screen 3

Basic Security

If you choose Basic, you can setup WEP Encryption parameters.

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Wizard Setup