ZyAIR B-3000 Intelligent Wireless LAN Access Point
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The following table describes the fields in this screen.
Table 2 Wireless LAN
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Operating
Mode
Select the operating mode from the drop-down list. Options are
Access Point
,
Multiple
ESS
and
Bridge
.
ESSID
ESSID (Extended Service Set ID) is a unique name to identify the ZyAIR in the wireless
LAN. Enter a descriptive name (up to 32 characters).
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.
Choose
Channel ID
Adjacent access points (APs) should use a channel different from what you selected to
reduce interference. The wireless stations connected to the ZyAIR must use the same
channel you selected.
Scan
Click this button to have the ZyAIR automatically scan for and select a channel with the
least interference.
RTS /CTS
Threshold
(Request To Send) The threshold (number of bytes) for enabling RTS/CTS handshake.
Data with its frame size larger than this value will perform the RTS/CTS handshake.
Setting this attribute to be larger than the maximum MSDU (MAC service data unit) size
turns off the RTS/CTS handshake. Setting this attribute to zero turns on the RTS/CTS
handshake. Enter a value between
0
and
2432
.
Fragmentation
Threshold
The threshold (number of bytes) for the fragmentation boundary for directed messages.
It is the maximum data fragment size that can be sent. Enter a value between
256
and
2432
.
WEP
Encryption
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) provides data encryption to prevent unauthorized
wireless stations from accessing data transmitted over the wireless network.
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.
