ZyXEL Communications ZyXEL AG-220 User Manual

ZyXEL AG-220 User’s Guide

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Chapter 5 Access Point Mode Configuration

The following table describes the labels in this screen. 

Table 19   Access Point Mode: Configuration 

Wireless Settings

SSID

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

Wireless stations associating to the access point (the AG-220) 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 so an intruder cannot obtain the SSID 

through scanning using a site survey tool.

Channel

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

Output Power 

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

computers). This control changes the strength of the AG-220’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 AG-220’s antenna to transmit at 17-dBm.
Select Medium-High to set the AG-220’s antenna to transmit at 15-dBm.
Select Medium-Low to set the AG-220’s antenna to transmit at 13-dBm.
Select Low to set the AG-220’s antenna to transmit at 11-dBm. This allows for the 

least power consumption.

Bridge

Select the check box and an Ethernet adapter (network interface card (NIC)) on 

your computer from the drop-down list box. This allows you to connect your 

wireless network to the specified wired network.

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.

Pass Phrase

When you select the radio button, enter a passphrase of up to 63 case-sensitive 

printable characters. As you enter the passphrase, the AG-220 automatically 

generates four different WEP key and displays it in the key field below. Refer to 

 for more information.

At the time of writing, you cannot use passphrase to generate 256-bit WEP keys.

Transmit Key

Select a default WEP key to use for data encryption. The key displays in the field 

below.