ZyXEL Communications WAP5705, User Manual

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Chapter 9 Wireless LAN
WAP5705 User’s Guide
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9.4 General Wireless LAN Screen
Use this screen to enter the SSID, select the channel and enable intra-BSS traffic.
Note: If you are configuring the WAP5705 from a computer connected to the wireless LAN
and you change the WAP5705’s SSID, channel 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 WAP5705’s new settings.
Click Network > Wireless LAN to open the General screen.
Figure 47
Network > Wireless LAN > General
The following table describes the general wireless LAN labels in this screen.
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Network > Wireless LAN > General
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Wireless Setup
Wireless LAN This is turned on by default.
The current wireless state is reflected in this field.
Network
Name(SSID)
or
Name(SSID1~
3)
The SSID (Service Set IDentity) identifies the Service Set with which a wireless client is
associated. Enter a descriptive name (up to 32 printable characters found on a typical
English language keyboard) for the wireless LAN.
You can configure up to four SSIDs to enable multiple BSSs (Basic Service Sets) on the
WAP5705. This allows you to use one access point to provide several BSSs simutaneously.
You can then assign varying security types to different SSIDs. Wireless clients can use
different SSIDs to associate with the same access point.
Hide SSID Select this check box to hide the SSID in the outgoing beacon frame so a wireless client
cannot obtain the SSID through scanning using a site survey tool.
Enable
Intra-BSS
Traffic
A Basic Service Set (BSS) exists when all communications between wireless clients or
between a wireless client and a wired network client go through one access point (AP).
Intra-BSS traffic is traffic between wireless clients in the BSS. When Intra-BSS is enabled,
wireless clients can access the wired network and communicate with each other. When
Intra-BSS is disabled, wireless clients can still access the wired network but cannot
communicate with each other.