Wireless Gateway Series User's Guide

ZyAIR Wireless Gateway Series User’s Guide
Wireless Security 7-5
Table 7-1 Wireless : WEP Fields
LABEL DESCRIPTION
WEP
Encryption
Select Disable to allow wireless stations to communicate with the access points without
any data encryption.
Select 64-bit WEP or 128-bit WEP to enable data encryption.
Authentication
Method
This field is activated when you select 64-bit WEP or 128-bit WEP in the WEP
Encryption field.
Select Auto, Open System or Shared Key from the drop-down list box.
ASCII Select this option in order to enter ASCII characters as the WEP keys.
Hex Select this option in order to enter hexadecimal characters as the WEP keys.
The preceding "0x", that identifies a hexadecimal key, is entered automatically.
Key 1 to Key
4
The WEP keys are used to encrypt data. Both the ZyAIR and the wireless stations must
use the same WEP key for data transmission.
If you chose 64-bit WEP, then enter any 5 ASCII characters or 10 hexadecimal
characters ("0-9", "A-F").
If you chose 128-bit WEP, then enter 13 ASCII characters or 26 hexadecimal characters
("0-9", "A-F").
You must configure all four keys, but only one key can be activated at any one time. The
default key is key 1.
Enable Intra-
BSS Traffic
Intra-BSS traffic is traffic between wireless stations in the BSS. Select this check box to
enable Intra-BSS Traffic.
Enable
Breathing
LED
Select this check box to enable the Breathing LED, also known as the ZyAIR LED.
The blue ZyAIR LED is on when the ZyAIR is on and blinks (or breaths) when data is
being transmitted to/from its wireless stations. Clear the check box to turn this LED off
even when the ZyAIR is on and data is being transmitted/received.
Number of
Wireless
Stations
Allowed
Use this field to set a maximum number of wireless stations that may connect to the
ZyAIR.
Enter the number (from 1 to 32) of wireless stations allowed.
Output Power Set the output power of the ZyAIR in this field. If there is a high density of APs within an
area, decrease the output power of the ZyAIR to reduce interference with other APs.
The options are 17dBm (50mW), 15dBm (32mW), 13dBm (20mW) or 11dBm
(12.6mW).
Apply
Click Apply to save your changes back to the ZyAIR.
Reset
Click Reset to reload the previous configuration for this screen.