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Chapter 6 Wireless Settings Screen
ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide
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The following table describes the general wireless LAN labels in this screen.
Table 10 Wireless: Wireless Client
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Basic Settings
Operation
Mode
Select Wireless Client from the drop-down list. Click Apply to make the
Site Survey button appear next to the SSID field. Click this button to
get a pop up window of available APs.
SSID The SSID (Service Set IDentifier) identifies the Service Set with which a
wireless station is associated. Wireless stations associating to the access
point (AP) must have the same SSID.
In this field, enter the SSID of the AP you want to use (click Site Survey
button for a list of available APs). Click Apply . Set the security
configuration for this operating mode in the Wireless > Security
screen. Check the Status screen to check if the settings you set show in
the WLAN information.
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 security 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.
Site Survey Click this to view a list of available wireless access points within the
range.
Wireless Mode Select 802.11b Only to allow only IEEE 802.11b compliant WLAN
devices to associate with the ZyXEL Device.
Select 802.11g Only to allow only IEEE 802.11g compliant WLAN
devices to associate with the ZyXEL Device.
Select 802.11b+g to allow both IEEE802.11b and IEEE802.11g
compliant WLAN devices to associate with the ZyXEL Device. The
transmission rate of your ZyXEL Device might be reduced.
Advanced Settings
MAC Address
Clone
Choose Manual to configure the ZyXEL Device's MAC address by cloning
the MAC address from a computer on your LAN. Choose Auto to use the
factory default MAC address of your ZyXEL Device.
Radio Enable Select Yes to enable WLAN radio, and No to turn it off. The ZyXEL Device
cannot be accessed wirelessly if radio is turned off.
Output Power
Management Set the output power of the ZyXEL Device in this field. If there is a high
density of APs in an area, decrease the output power of the ZyXEL Device
to reduce interference with other APs. Select one of the following
Full
(Full Power), 50% , 25% , 12.5% or Min (Minimum). See the product
specifications for more information on your ZyXEL Device’s output power.
Preamble
Type Select Dynamic to have the ZyXEL Device automatically use short
preamble when the wireless network your ZyXEL Device is connected to
supports it, otherwise the ZyXEL Device uses long preamble.
Select Long preamble if you are unsure what preamble mode the
wireless device your ZyXEL Device is connected to supports, and to
provide more reliable communications in busy wireless networks.