User's Manual

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide
64 Chapter 5 Access Point Mode Configuration
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 18 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-High to set the AG-220’s antenna to transmit at 15-dBm.
Select Medium-Low to 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
Type
Select an authentication method. Choices are Auto, Shared Key and Open
System.
Refer to Section 3.2.3.1.2 on page 37 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 37 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.