ZyXEL Communications Wireless Gateway Series User Manual
ZyAIR Wireless Gateway Series User’s Guide
Wireless Configuration and Roaming
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Table 6-1 Wireless
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Enable
Wireless LAN
Wireless LAN
Click the check box to activate wireless LAN.
ESSID
(Extended Service Set IDentity) The ESSID identifies the Service Set with which a
wireless station is associated. Wireless stations associating to the access point (AP)
must have the same ESSID. Enter a descriptive name (up to 32 printable 7-bit ASCII
characters) for the wireless LAN.
wireless station is associated. Wireless stations associating to the access point (AP)
must have the same ESSID. Enter a descriptive name (up to 32 printable 7-bit ASCII
characters) for the wireless LAN.
If you are configuring the ZyAIR from a computer connected to
the wireless LAN and you change the ZyAIR’s ESSID or WEP
settings, you will lose your wireless connection when you press
Apply to confirm. You must then change the wireless settings of
Apply to confirm. You must then change the wireless settings of
your computer to match the ZyAIR’s new settings.
Hide ESSID
Select this check box to hide the ESSID in the outgoing beacon frame so a station cannot
obtain the ESSID through passive scanning using a site survey tool.
obtain the ESSID through passive scanning using a site survey tool.
Choose
Channel ID
Channel ID
Set the operating frequency/channel depending on your particular region.
To manually set the ZyAIR to use a channel, select a channel from the drop-down list
box. Click MAINTENANCE, WIRELESS and then the Channel Usage tab to open the
Channel Usage screen to make sure the channel is not already used by another AP or
independent peer-to-peer wireless network.
To have the ZyAIR automatically select a channel, click Scan instead.
Refer to the Wizard Setup chapter for more information on channels.
To manually set the ZyAIR to use a channel, select a channel from the drop-down list
box. Click MAINTENANCE, WIRELESS and then the Channel Usage tab to open the
Channel Usage screen to make sure the channel is not already used by another AP or
independent peer-to-peer wireless network.
To have the ZyAIR automatically select a channel, click Scan instead.
Refer to the Wizard Setup chapter for more information on channels.
Scan Click this button to have the ZyAIR automatically scan for and select a channel with the
least interference.
RTS/CTS
Threshold
Threshold
Enter a value between 0 and 2432. The default is 2432.
Fragmentation
Threshold
Threshold
Enter a value between 256 and 2432. The default is 2432. It is the maximum data
fragment size that can be sent.
fragment size that can be sent.
Apply
Click Apply to save your changes back to the ZyAIR.
Reset
Click Reset to reload the previous configuration for this screen.
See the Wireless Security chapter for information on the other labels in this screen.