ZyXEL Communications ZYAIR G-1000, User Manual

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ZyAIR G-1000 Access Point User’s Guide
6-4 Wireless Security
Table 6-1 Wireless
LABEL DESCRIPTION
WEP
Encryption Select Disable to allow wireless stations to communicate with the access points without
any data encryption.
Select
64-bit WEP or 128-bit WEP to enable data encryption.
Authentication
Method Select Auto , Open System or Shared Key from the drop-down list box.
This field is N/A if WEP is not activated.
If WEP encryption is activated, the default setting is Auto .
ASCII Select this option to enter ASCII characters as the WEP keys.
Hex Select this option to enter hexadecimal characters as the WEP keys.
The preceding “0x” is entered automatically.
Key 1 to
Key 4 The WEP keys are used to encrypt data. Both the ZyAIR and the wireless stations must
use the same WEP key for data transmission.
If you chose
64-bit WEP , then enter any 5 ASCII characters or 10 hexadecimal
characters ("0-9", "A-F").
If you chose
128-bit WEP , then enter 13 ASCII characters or 26 hexadecimal characters
("0-9", "A-F").
You must configure all four keys, but only one key can be activated at any one time. The
default key is key 1.
Enable
Breathing LED Select this check box to enable the Breathing LED, also known as the ZyAIR LED.
The blue ZyAIR LED is on (dimmed) when the ZyAIR is on and blinks brightly (or
breaths) when data is being transmitted to/from its wireless stations. Clear the check box
to turn this LED off even when the ZyAIR is on and data is being transmitted/received.
Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the ZyAIR.
Reset Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh.
6.4 MAC Filter
The MAC filter screen allows you to configure the ZyAIR to give exclusive access to up to 32 devices
(Allow Association) or exclude up to 32 devices from accessing the ZyAIR (Deny Association). Every
Ethernet device has a unique MAC (Media Access Control) address. The MAC address is assigned at the
factory and consists of six pairs of hexadecimal characters, for example, 00:A0:C5:00:00:02. You need to
know the MAC address of the devices to configure this screen.
To change your ZyAIR’s MAC filter settings, click
ADVANCED , WIRELESS and then the MAC Filter
tab. The screen appears as shown.