ZyXEL Communications 650 Series User Manual

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Prestige 650 Series User’s Guide 
5-6  
Wireless LAN Setup 
Table 5-1 Wireless  
LABEL
 
DESCRIPTION
 
Hide ESSID 
Select Yes to hide the ESSID in so a station cannot obtain the ESSID through passive 
scanning.  
Select No to make the ESSID visible so a station can obtain the ESSID through passive 
scanning. 
 
Channel ID 
 
The range of radio frequencies used by IEEE 802.11b wireless devices is called a channel.  
Select a channel from the drop-down list box. 
RTS/CTS 
Threshold
 
The RTS (Request To Send) 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) encrypts data frames before transmitting over the wireless 
network.  
Select Disable to allow all wireless computers to communicate with the access points 
without any data encryption.  
Select 64-bit WEP or 128-bit WEP to use data encryption.  
Key 1 to Key 
 
The WEP keys are used to encrypt data. Both the Prestige 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. 
Back
 
Click Back to go to the main wireless LAN setup screen. 
 
Apply
 
Click Apply to save your changes back to the Prestige. 
 
Cancel
 
Click Cancel to begin configuring this screen afresh.