ZyXEL Communications P-870HW-I User Manual

P-870HW-I1 User’s Guide

Chapter 6 Wireless LAN

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To open this screen, click Network > Wireless LAN.

Figure 45   Network > Wireless LAN > General

The following table describes the general wireless LAN labels in this screen.

Use this screen to allow wireless stations to communicate with the access points without any 
data encryption.To open this screen, click Network > Wireless LAN, and set Security Mode 
to No Security.

Note: If you do not enable any wireless security on your ZyXEL Device, your network 

is accessible to any wireless networking device that is within range.

Table 34   Network > Wireless LAN > General

Wireless Setup

Enable 

Wireless LAN

Click the check box to activate wireless LAN.

Name(SSID)

Enter the name of the wireless network. The name is called the Service Set IDentity 

(SSID). Every wireless client in the same wireless network must use the same SSID.

Note: If you are using the wireless network to connect to the ZyXEL 

Device from a computer and you change this setting, you will 
lose your wireless connection when you press Apply to 
confirm. You must change the wireless settings of your 
computer to match the ZyXEL Device’s new settings.

Hide SSID

Select this check box to hide the SSID so a station cannot get the SSID through 

scanning using a site survey tool.

Channel 

Selection

Set the operating frequency or channel your wireless network uses. It should be at 

least five channels away from other wireless networks in the area.

Security

This section is described in more detail below.

Apply

Click this to save your changes back to the ZyXEL Device.

Reset

Click this to reload the previous configuration for this screen.