ZyXEL Communications Zyair B-1000 v.2, User Manual

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ZyAIR Access Point Series User’s Guide
5-8 Wireless Configuration and Roaming
Table 5-3 Wireless
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Operating Mode Select the operating mode from the drop-down list. Options are Access Point ,
Multiple ESS , Bridge/Repeater and AP+Bridge .
The screen changes when you select Multiple ESS , Bridge/Repeater or AP+Bridge
in this field. Refer to the Multiple ESS and VLAN chapter for more information on
multiple ESS.
ESSID (Extended Service Set IDentity) The ESSID identifies the Service Set with which a
wireless station is associated. Wireless stations associating to the access point (AP)
must have the same ESSID. Enter a descriptive name (up to 32 printable 7-bit ASCII
characters) for the wireless LAN.
If you are configuring the ZyAIR from a computer connected to
the wireless LAN and you change the ZyAIR’s ESSID 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 ZyAIR’s new settings.
Hide ESSID Select this check box to hide the ESSID in the outgoing beacon frame so a station
cannot obtain the ESSID through passive scanning using a site survey tool.
Choose
Channel ID Set the operating frequency/channel depending on your particular region.
To manually set the ZyAIR to use a channel, select a channel from the drop-down list
box. Click
MAINTENANCE and then the Channel Usage tab to open the Channel
Usage screen to make sure the channel is not already used by another AP or
independent peer-to-peer wireless network.
To have the ZyAIR automatically select a channel, click
Scan instead.
Refer to the Wizard Setup chapter for more information on channels.
Scan Click this button to have the ZyAIR automatically scan for and select a channel with the
least interference.
RTS/CTS
Threshold Enter a value between 0 and 2432. The default is 2432 .
Fragmentation
Threshold Enter a value between 256 and 2432. The default is 2432 . It is the maximum data
fragment size that can be sent.
Apply
Click Apply to save your changes back to the ZyAIR.
Reset Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh.
See the Wireless Security chapter for information on the other labels in this screen.