ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 19 Access Point Mode: Configuration

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

 

 

Wireless Settings

 

 

 

SSID

The SSID identifies the wireless network to which a wireless station is associated.

 

Wireless stations associating to the access point (the AG-220) must have the

 

same SSID.

 

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

 

wireless LAN.

Hide SSID

Select this check box to hide the SSID so an intruder cannot obtain the SSID

 

through scanning using a site survey tool.

Channel

Set the operating frequency/channel depending on your geographical region.

 

 

Output Power

Set this field if you need to conserve power consumption (especially for notebook

 

computers). This control changes the strength of the AG-220’s antenna gain or

 

transmission power. Antenna gain, measured in dBm (decibel relative units

 

compared to milliwatts), is the increase in coverage. Higher antenna gain improves

 

the range of the signal for better communications.

 

Select High to set the AG-220’s antenna to transmit at 17-dBm.

 

Select Medium-Highto set the AG-220’s antenna to transmit at 15-dBm.

 

Select Medium-Lowto set the AG-220’s antenna to transmit at 13-dBm.

 

Select Low to set the AG-220’s antenna to transmit at 11-dBm. This allows for the

 

least power consumption.

Bridge

Select the check box and an Ethernet adapter (network interface card (NIC)) on

 

your computer from the drop-down list box. This allows you to connect your

 

wireless network to the specified wired network.

Security Settings

 

 

 

WEP

Select 64 Bits, 128 Bits or 256 Bits to activate WEP encryption and then fill in the

 

related fields.

 

Select Disable to deactivate the WEP encryption.

 

 

Authentication

Select an authentication method. Choices are Auto, Shared Key and Open

Type

System.

 

Refer to Section 3.2.3.1.2 on page 39 for more information.

 

 

Pass Phrase

When you select the radio button, enter a passphrase of up to 63 case-sensitive

 

printable characters. As you enter the passphrase, the AG-220 automatically

 

generates four different WEP key and displays it in the key field below. Refer to

 

Section 3.2.3.1 on page 39 for more information.

 

At the time of writing, you cannot use passphrase to generate 256-bit WEP keys.

 

 

Transmit Key

Select a default WEP key to use for data encryption. The key displays in the field

 

below.

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