Справочник Пользователя для ZyXEL Communications NWA1100-N

 Chapter 15 Maintenance

NWA1100-N User’s Guide

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Use this screen to upload a firmware to your NWA. Click Maintenance > F/W Upload. Follow the 
instructions in this section to upload firmware to your NWA. 

Firmware Upload

Channel Usage

SSID

This is the Service Set IDentification name of the AP in an Infrastructure 
wireless network or wireless station in an Ad-Hoc wireless network. For our 
purposes, we define an Infrastructure network as a wireless network that 
uses an AP and an Ad-Hoc network (also known as Independent Basic Service 
Set (IBSS)) as one that doesn’t. See the chapter on wireless configuration for 
more information on basic service sets (BSS) and extended service sets 
(ESS).

MAC Address

This field displays the MAC address of the AP in an Infrastructure wireless 
network. It is randomly generated (so ignore it) in an Ad-Hoc wireless 
network.

Channel 

This is the index number of the channel currently used by the associated AP in 
an Infrastructure wireless network or wireless station in an Ad-Hoc wireless 
network.

Wireless Mode

This is the IEEE 802.1x standard used by your NWA to apply enhanced 
security methods for both the authentication of wireless stations and 
encryption key management.

Signal Strength

This field displays the strength of the AP’s signal. If you must choose a 
channel that is currently in use, choose one with low signal strength for 
minimum interference.

Security

This is the wireless security method used by your NWA protect wireless 
communication between wireless stations, access points and the wired 
network.

Refresh

Click Refresh to reload the screen.