ZyXEL Communications G-220F User Manual

ZyXEL G-220F User’s Guide

Chapter 4 Access Point Mode Configuration

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Figure 30   Access Point Mode: Configuration 

The following table describes the labels in this screen. 

Table 16   Access Point Mode: Configuration 

Wireless Settings

SSID

The SSID identifies the Service Set to which a wireless station is associated. 

Wireless stations associating to the access point (the ZyXEL G-220F) must have 

the same SSID.
Enter a descriptive name (up to 32 printable 7-bit ASCII characters) for the 

wireless LAN.

Hide SSID

Select this check box to hide the SSID in the outgoing beacon frame so a station 

cannot obtain the SSID through passive scanning using a site survey tool.

Channel

Set the operating frequency/channel depending on your geographical region.

OutputPower 

Set this field if you need to conserve power consumption (especially for notebook 

computers). This control changes the strength of the ZyXEL G-220F’s antenna 

gain or transmission power. Antenna gain, measured in dBm (decibel relative units 

compared to milliwatts), is the increase in coverage. Higher antenna gain improves 

the range of the signal for better communications.
Select High to set the ZyXEL G-220F’s antenna to transmit at 17-dBm.
Select Medium-High to set the ZyXEL G-220F’s antenna to transmit at 15-dBm.
Select Medium-Low to set the ZyXEL G-220F’s antenna to transmit at 13-dBm.
Select Low to set the ZyXEL G-220F’s antenna to transmit at 11-dBm. This allows 

for the least power consumption.

Security Settings

WEP

Select 64 Bits, 128 Bits or 256 Bits to activate WEP encryption and then fill in the 

related fields. 
Select Disable to deactivate the WEP encryption.

Authentication 

Type

Select an authentication method. Choices are Auto, Shared Key and Open 

System. Refer to 

 for more information.