ZyWALL 2 Series User’s Guide

Menu 3.5 - Wireless LAN Setup

Enable Wireless LAN= No

ESSID= Wireless

Hide ESSID= No

Channel ID= CH01 2412MHz

RTS Threshold= 2432

Frag. Threshold= 2432

WEP= Disable

Default Key= N/A

Key1= N/A

Key2= N/A

Key3= N/A

Key4= N/A

Edit MAC Address Filter= No

Press ENTER to Confirm or ESC to Cancel:

Figure 24-8 Menu 3.5: Wireless LAN SetupThe settings of all client stations on the wireless LAN must match those of theZyWALL.

Follow the instructions in the next table on how to configure the wireless LAN parameters.

Table 24-4 Menu 3.5: Wireless LAN Setup

FIELD

DESCRIPTION

EXAMPLE

 

 

 

Enable

Press [SPACE BAR] to select Yes to turn on the wireless LAN. The

No

Wireless LAN

wireless LAN is off by default. Configure wireless LAN security features

(default)

 

such as Mac filters and 802.1X before you turn on the wireless LAN.

 

 

 

 

ESSID

(Extended Service Set IDentification) The ESSID identifies the AP to

Wireless

 

which the wireless stations associate. Wireless stations associating to

 

 

the Access Point must have the same ESSID. Enter a descriptive name

 

 

(up to 32 characters) for the wireless LAN.

 

 

 

 

Hide ESSID

Press [SPACE BAR] to select Yes to hide the ESSID in the outgoing

No

 

beacon frame so a station cannot obtain the ESSID through passive

(default)

 

scanning.

 

 

 

 

Channel ID

This allows you to set the operating frequency/channel depending on

CH01 2412

 

your particular region. Use the [SPACE BAR] to select a channel.

MHz

RTS

(Request To Send) The threshold (number of bytes) for enabling

2432

Threshold

RTS/CTS handshake. Data with its frame size larger than this value will

(default)

 

perform the RTS/CTS handshake. Setting this attribute to be larger than

 

 

the maximum MSDU (MAC service data unit) size turns off the RTS/CTS

 

 

handshake. Setting this attribute to zero turns on the RTS/CTS

 

 

handshake. Enter a value between 0 and 2432.

 

LAN Setup

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