ZyXEL Communications NXC8160 User Manual

 Chapter 5 Wireless LAN

NXC-8160 User’s Guide

Click the Rename SSIDs link in the WLAN Configuration screen to change an existing 
SSID.

1 Mbps ~ 54 

Mbps

This is the data rate at which the NXC-8160 can transmit.
Select Adapt to allow the NXC-8160 to switch between and send traffic to wireless 

clients at the specified rates after you select Enable Rate Adaption. If you select 

Disabled, the Adapt check box is grayed out and the rate will not be available for 

rate adaption even if you have selected it.
Select Basic when your wireless clients can transmit at the specified rate. This 

allows only the wireless devices that support this data rate or higher to connect to 

the wireless network. It’s recommended that you set the rate supported by all 

wireless devices in your wireless network as the basic rate. Basic is not available 

for the extended data rates.
Select Optional to set this rate as an optional choice. The wireless devices that 

support it can choose to communicate with the network at this rate.
Select Disabled to not allow the wireless devices to communicate with the network 

at this rate.
You can select Adapt and Basic or Optional at the same time.

Setup SSIDs 

The SSID (Service Set IDentifier) identifies the service set with which a wireless 

client is associated. Wireless clients associating with the access point (AP) must 

have the same SSID.
When a wireless client scans for an AP to associate with, this is the name that is 

broadcast and seen in the wireless client utility.

Assigned SSIDs

This text box shows the SSID(s) which is assigned to this radio. You can create and 

assign up to 16 SSIDs to a radio.
Select an SSID and click Remove from Channel to delete the SSID from this radio 

after you click Save. 

Note: You cannot delete all SSIDs from a radio.

Unassigned 

SSIDs

This text box shows the SSID(s) which is created on the NXC-8160 but not 

assigned to this radio. Select an SSID and click Add to Channel to assign it to this 

radio after you click Save.

Note: An SSID cannot be assigned to both radios. If you assign the 

radio an SSID that is already assigned to the other radio, the 
SSID will be taken out from the other radio.

New SSID

Enter a new SSID and select Create and Assign to add this new SSID to this radio 

after you click Save.

Rename SSIDs

Click the Rename SSIDs link to open a screen where you can change the SSID(s) 

created on the NXC-8160. See 

 for more information.

All SSIDs

This text box shows all SSIDs available on the NXC-8160. Select an SSID and click 

Delete Permanently to remove it from the NXC-8160.

Edit SSID & 

Security Setting

Click the link to go to the SSID & Security screen where you can configure the 

wireless and wireless security settings for the specified SSID. See 

 for more information.

Save

Click Save to save your changes back to the NXC-8160.

Reset

Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh.

Table 11   WLAN (continued)