ZyXEL Communications WRE2206, User Manual

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Chapter 3 Connection Wizard
WRE2206 User’s Guide
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The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Note: The wireless stations and WRE2206 must use the same SSID, channel ID, WPA-PSK
(if WPA-PSK is enabled) or WPA2-PSK (if WPA2-PSK is enabled) for wireless
communication.
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Type a key. The number of characters accepted by the KEY field is shown in the following table.
Table 3
Network > Wireless LAN > AP Select
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Select Use the radio button to select the wireless device to which you want to connect.
SSID This displays the Service Set IDentity of the wireless device. The SSID is a unique name
that identifies a wireless network. All devices in a wireless network must use the same
SSID.
MAC This displays the MAC address of the wireless device.
Channel This displays the channel number used by this wireless device.
Mode This displays which IEEE 802.11b/g/n wireless networking standards the wireless device
supports.
Security Mode This displays the type of security configured on the wireless device. When no is shown, no
security is configured and you can connect to it without a password.
Strength This displays the strength of the wireless signal. The signal strength mainly depends on
the antenna output power and the distance between your WRE2206 and this device.
Setup repeater
manually Select this to setup the AP manually.
SSID If Setup repeater manually is selected, use this field to type the SSID of the AP. This is
useful when the AP’s SSID is hidden.
Refresh Click this to search for available wireless devices within transmission range and update
this table.
BACK Click this to go back to the previous step in the wizard.
NEXT Click this to start the next step in the AP setup process.
EXIT Click this to exit the wizard.
Previous Click this to see the previous page of APs.
Next Click this to see the next page of APs.
Table 4 Maximum Key Lengths
ENCRYPTION KEY FORMAT KEY LENGTH
64-bit WEP ASCII 5 characters
Hex 10 characters
128-bit WEP ASCII 13 characters
Hex 26 characters
WPA pre-shared key Passphrase 8-63 characters
Hex 64 characters