ZyXEL Communications 802.11b/g/n poe access point User Manual

 Chapter 5 Wireless Settings Screen

NWA1100-N User’s Guide

The following table describes the bridge labels in this screen.

Wireless > Wireless Settings: Bridge/Repeater

Basic Settings

Disable Wireless LAN 
Interface 

Select this option to turn off the wireless LAN.

Operation Mode

Select Bridge/Repeater in this field.

Wireless Mode

Select 802.11b/g to allow both IEEE802.11b and IEEE802.11g compliant WLAN 
devices to associate with the NWA. The transmission rate of your NWA might be 
reduced.

Select 802.11b/g/n to allow IEEE802.11b, IEEE802.11g and IEEE802.11n compliant 
WLAN devices to associate with the NWA. The transmission rate of the NWA might be 
reduced.

Channel

Select the operating frequency/channel depending on your particular region from the 
drop-down list box. 

Channel Width 

This field displays only when you select 802.11 b/g/n in the 802.11 Wireless Mode 
field. 

A standard 20MHz channel offers transfer speeds of up to 150Mbps whereas a 40MHz 
channel uses two standard channels and offers speeds of up to 300Mbps. However, not 
all devices support 40MHz channels.

Select the channel bandwidth you want to use for your wireless network.

It is recommended that you select 20/40 (20/40 MHz). This allows the NWA to adjust 
the channel bandwidth depending on network conditions.

Select 20 MHz if you want to lessen radio interference with other wireless devices in 
your neighborhood.

WDS Settings

Local Mac Address

Remote MAC

Address 1 - 4

A Wireless Distribution System is a wireless connection between two or more APs. 

Note: WDS security is independent of the security settings between the NWA and any 

wireless clients.

Local MAC Address is the MAC address of your NWA. You can specify up to 4 remote 
devices’ MAC addresses in this section.

Enable WDS Security Select this to turn on security for the NWA’s Wireless Distribution System (WDS). A 

Wireless Distribution System is a wireless connection between two or more APs. If you 
do not select the check box, traffic between APs is not encrypted.

Note: WDS security is independent of the security settings between the NWA and any 

wireless clients.

When you enable WDS security, also do the following:

•

Select the type of security you want to use (TKIP or AES) to secure traffic on your 

WDS. 

•

Enter a pre-shared key (PSK) for access point(s) in your WDS.

•

Configure WDS security and the relevant PSK in each of your other access point(s).

Note: Other APs must use the same encryption method to enable WDS security.