ZyXEL Communications P-870HW-51A V2, User Manual

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Chapter 7 Wireless LAN
P-870HW-51a v2 User’s Guide
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The following table describes the labels in this screen.
7.4.1 No Security
Select No Security to allow wireless devices to communicate with the access points without
any data encryption or authentication.
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If you do not enable any wireless security on your ZyXEL Device, your network
is accessible to any wireless networking device that is within range.
Table 18 Network > Wireless LAN > General
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 Network
Name (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.
Channel
Selection Set the operating frequency/channel depending on your particular region.
Select a channel from the drop-down list box.
Security Mode See the following sections for more details about this field.
Apply Click this to save your changes back to the ZyXEL Device.
Reset Click this to reload the previous configuration for this screen.