User's Manual

Chapter 8 Wireless LAN
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Click Network > Wireless LAN to open the AP screen.
Figure 91 Network > Wireless LAN > AP
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 30 Network > Wireless LAN > AP
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Active
Wireless LAN
Click the check box to activate wireless LAN.
Network
Name (SSID)
The SSID (Service Set IDentity) identifies the service set with which a
wireless device is associated. Wireless devices associating to the access
point (AP) must have the same SSID. Enter a descriptive name (up to 32
printable 7-bit ASCII characters) for the wireless LAN.
Note: If you are configuring the ZyXEL Device from a computer
connected to the wireless LAN and you change the ZyXEL
Device’s SSID or WEP settings, you will lose your wireless
connection when you press Apply to confirm. You must then
change the wireless settings of your computer to match the
ZyXEL Device’s new settings.
Hide SSID Select this check box to hide the SSID in the outgoing beacon frame so a
station cannot obtain the SSID through scanning using a site survey tool.
Auto-Scan
Channel
Select this option and click Apply to have the ZyXEL Device scan for and
select a channel which is not used by another device. The ZyXEL Device
automatically scans for and selects a channel whenever the device reboots
or the wireless setting is changed.
Channel
Selection
Select this option and set the operating frequency/channel depending on
your particular region. Select a channel from the drop-down list box.
Scan Click this button to have the ZyXEL Device immediately scan for and select
a channel which is not used by another device.
Security
Mode
See the following sections for more details about this field.
Static WEP, WPA and WPA2 are available only when WPS is disabled.
Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the ZyXEL Device.