ZyXEL Communications Vantage Access User Manual

 Chapter 20 LAN Device

Vantage Access User’s Guide

Channel

This field displays the wireless channel number (0 to 255) to use for transmission. 

SSID

This field displays the name (up to 32 characters) to identify the wireless network. 

BeaconType

This field displays the WLAN security mode for wireless transmission. 
Select None to disable wireless security. 

MACAddressContr
olEnabled

This field displays 1 to indicate that traffic with the specified MAC addresses is 
allowed on this port. You can specify the MAC addresses in the 

 screen (refer to 

). 

0 means the MAC address control feature is disabled. All traffic is allowed 
through the USB interface on the LAN. 

Standard

This field displays the wireless standard in which the device is currently 
operating. 

WEPKeyIndex

This field displays the index number (1 - 4) of the WEP key the device is to use for 
data encryption. 

KeyPassphrase

This field displays the passphrase the device uses to generate the WEP keys. 

WEPEncryptionLe
vel

This field displays the wireless encryption level supported on the device. 

BasicEncryptionMo
des

This field is applicable when you select a basic security option for the 
BeaconType field. 
WEPEncryption means the device is set to use basic WEP encryption for 
wireless transmission. 
None means WEP encryption is disabled. In this case, traffic sent through the 
wireless network is not secure.  

BasicAuthenticatio
nMode

This field is applicable when you select a basic security option in the 
BeaconType field. 
EAPAuthentication enables user authentication before wireless connection is 
allowed for the WLAN clients. 
None deactivates this feature. In this case, your wireless network may be 
accessible by anyone. 

WPAEncryptionMo
des

This field is applicable when you select a WPA security option in the BeaconType 
field. 
This field displays the encryption method to secure traffic over the wireless 
network. 

WPAAuthentication
Mode

This field is applicable when you select a WPA security option in the BeaconType 
field. 
This field displays the authentication method to control access to your wireless 
network. 

IEEE11iEncryption
Modes

This field is applicable when you select an 11i security option in the BeaconType 
field. 
This field displays the encryption method to secure traffic over the wireless 
network. 

IEEE11iAuthenticat
ionMode

This field is applicable when you select an 11i security option in the BeaconType 
field. 
This field displays the authentication method to control access to your wireless 
network. 

PossibleChannels

This field displays wireless channels available for your device as defined by the 
regulatory body. 

Table 144   TR-098 Amendment 1: LAN Device: WLANConfiguration (continued)