ZyXEL Communications NXC8160 User Manual

Chapter 5 Wireless LAN

NXC-8160 User’s Guide

Figure 17   WLAN > SSID Table 

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Click SSID & Security in the navigation panel or the SSID & Security link in the WLAN 
Configuration screen to open the SSID & Security screen. Use this screen to onfigure the 
wireless and wireless security settings for the specified SSID. The screen varies according to 
the security modes you select. 
The following table describes the security modes you can configure.

Table 12   WLAN > SSID Table  

SSID Name

This displays the SSIDs available on the NXC-8160. Enter a new descriptive 

name (up to 32 printable English keyboard characters) to replace an existing 

one. 

Save

Click Save to save your customized settings.

Cancel

Click Cancel to exit this screen without saving.

Table 13   Security Modes

None

Select this to have no data encryption.

WEP64

Select this to use WEP encryption with a static 64bit WEP key.

WEP128

Select this to use WEP encryption with a static 128bit WEP key.

WEP64 & 802.1x 

(LEAP)

Select this to use 802.1x authentication with a static 64bit WEP key and an 

authentication server.

WEP128 & 802.1x 

(LEAP)

Select this to use 802.1x authentication with a static 128bit WEP key and an 

authentication server.

WPA-PSK

Select this to use WPA with a pre-shared key.

WPA

Select this to use WPA with an authentication server.