Thecus 1U4500S Leaflet

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WLAN Configuration 
When a compatible wireless USB dongle is 
installed on the 1U4500, the 1U4500 will 
become an access point, and the Network 
dropdown menu will contain a WLAN menu 
item. From the Network menu, choose 
WLAN, and the WLAN Configuration 
screen appears. This screen displays the 
wireless network parameters of the system. 
You can change any of these items and press 
Apply to confirm your settings.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
•  Currently supported USB 
wireless dongles are: 3Com 
3CRUSB10075, Zyxel G220USB, 
PCI GW-US54mini.  
•  USB dongles have to be 
connected before 1U4500 is 
powered up. 
NOTE 
 
 
 
 
WLAN Configuration 
Item Description 
MAC Address 
Displays the MAC Address of the USB wireless dongle. 
IP 
Specifies the IP address of the network connection. 
Netmask 
Specifies the network mask, which is generally: 255.255.255.0 
ESSID 
The ESSID (Extended Service Set Identification) is the 
identifying name of a wireless network. 
ESSID Broadcast 
Specifies whether the ESSID will be broadcasted by the 1U4500. 
This will prevent the Access Point from broadcasting the ESSID. 
The 1U4500 will still respond to a wireless device that wants to 
communicate if it sends a matching ESSID. 
Channel 
The channel that the 1U4500 uses to communicate with client 
devices. 
Auth Mode 
Authentication mode used by the 1U4500. 
Shared: Shared key authentication 
Open: Open key authentication 
WEP Enable 
Specifies whether to use encryption for transmission or not. 
Key Length 
Key length specifies the level of encryption used by the 1U4500. 
64 bit: 10 characters from 0 ~ 9 and A ~ F. 
128 bit: 26 characters from 0 ~ 9 and A ~ F. 
WEP KEY 1 
WEP KEY 2 
WEP KEY 3 
WEP KEY 4 
Input up to 4 WEP keys, and select the one you wish to use. 
When connecting, be sure to enter the same key and select the 
same index number on each client machine. 
 
A DHCP server can be configured to assign IP addresses to devices connected to 
LAN ports. 
 
WLAN DHCP Configuration 
Item Description 
DHCP Server 
Select to enable or disable DHCP server. 
Start IP 
Specifies the starting IP address of the DHCP range. 
End IP 
Specifies the ending IP address of the DHCP range. 
DNS Server 
Specifies the DNS server IP address. 
 
 
 
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