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P-320W User’s Guide
48 Chapter 3 Connection Wizard
Figure 15 Connection Wizard: STEP 2: Wireless LAN
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 9 Connection Wizard: STEP 2: Wireless LAN
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Name(SSID) Enter a descriptive name (up to 32 printable 7-bit ASCII characters) for the wireless
LAN.
If you change this field on the Prestige, make sure all wireless stations use the same
SSID in order to access the network.
Channel
Selection
The range of radio frequencies used by IEEE 802.11b/g wireless devices is called a
channel. Select a channel ID that is not already in use by a neighboring device.
Security Select a Security level from the drop-down list box.
Choose Auto (WPA-PSK with self-generated key) to use WPA-PSK security with a
default Pre-Shared Key and only if your wireless clients support WPA-PSK. If you
choose this option, skip directly to Section 3.3.3 on page 51 .
Choose None to have no wireless LAN security configured. If you do not enable any
wireless security on your Prestige, your network is accessible to any wireless
networking device that is within range. If you choose this option, skip directly to section
3.3.3 .
Choose Basic (WEP) security if you want to configure WEP Encryption parameters. If
you choose this option, go directly to Section 3.3.1 on page 49 .
Choose Extend (WPA-PSK with customized key) security to configure a Pre-Shared
Key. Choose this option only if your wireless clients support WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK
respectively. If you choose this option, skip directly to Section 3.3.2 on page 50 .
Back Click Back to display the previous screen.
Next Click Next to proceed to the next screen.
Exit Click Exit to close the wizard screen without saving.