ZyXEL Communications MAX208M2W SERIES, User Manual

Page: 103 / 200

Chapter 7 Network Setting
MAX208M2W Series User ’ s Guide
103
WLAN Maximum
STA number Enter the maximum number of wireless stations that is allowed to
associate with the MAX208M2W Series.
WLAN TxPower Select a number between 1 and 24 dB in the drop down box to
control the strength of the connection signal, or leave it as
default to let the MAX208M2W Series control this feature.
SSID Settings
WLAN SSID
This field displays the name of the wireless network and it will
appear to other computers that wish to connect wirelessly to
the Internet.
Hide SSID Select this to make the name of the network invisible to others.
Encryption
Type
Select the type of encryption that the network will use: None ,
WEP or WPA Personal .
SSID WEP Settings
Note: You will only see these options if you selected WEP as the Encryption Type
Authentication
Method
Select the type of authentication used to join the network:
OPEN SYSTEM or SHARED KEY .
WEP
Encryption
Length
Select the length of the encryption key: 64-bit or 128-bit.
Key 1 - 4 Pick one of four available keys. The key can be in either
HexaDecimal (
HEX ) or ASCII format.
Type the key using any letters and numbers. The field is case
sensitive and the lenght must match the length picked in the
step above (64-bit or 128-bit). A warning mesage will appear if
you fail to do this.
SSID WPA Settings
Note: You will only see these options if you selected
WPA Personal
as the
Encryption Type.
WPA Mode Select either WPA , WPA2 or Auto (WPA or WPA2) .
Cipher Type Select the type of authentication that you wish to use for your
network: TKIP , AES or TKIP and AES .
AES is more secure.
Pre-shared Key
Type a pre-shared key from 8 to 63 case-sensitive ASCII char-
acters (including spaces and symbols).
Table 28
Network Setting WLAN
LABEL DESCRIPTION