ZyXEL Communications P-660W-T1 v2, User Manual

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Chapter 6 Wireless LAN
P-660W-Tx v2 User’s Guide
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SSID
Each network must have a name, referred to as the SSID - “Service Set IDentifier”. The
“service set” is the network, so the “service set identifier” is the network’s name. This helps
you identify your wireless network when wireless networks’ coverage areas overlap and you
have a variety of networks to choose from.
MAC Address Filter
Every Ethernet device has a unique MAC (Media Access Control) address. The MAC address
consists of twelve hexadecimal characters (0-9, and A to F), and it is usually written in the
following format: “0A:A0:00:BB:CC:DD”.
The MAC address filter controls access to the wireless network. You can use the MAC address
of each wireless client to allow or deny access to the wireless network.
Finding Out More
See Section 6.6 on page 76 for technical reference information about wireless LAN.
See the appendices for more detailed information about wireless networks.
6.1.3 Before You Start
Before you start using these screens, ask yourself the following questions. See Section 6.1.2
on page 63 if some of the terms used here do not make sense to you.
• What wireless standards do the other wireless devices in your network support (IEEE
802.11g, for example)? What is the most appropriate standard to use?
• What security options do the other wireless devices in your network support (WPA-PSK,
for example)? What is the strongest security option supported by all the devices in your
network?
• What advanced options do you want to configure, if any? If you want to configure
advanced options such as the MAC filter, ensure that you know precisely what you want to
do. If you do not want to configure advanced options, leave them alone.
6.2 The Main Wireless LAN Screen
Click Wireless LAN in the navigation panel to display the main Wireless LAN screen.