Wireless Lan Security - ZyXEL Communications ZYAIR G-200 User Manual

FIELD
Operating Mode Select Infrastructure or Ad-Hoc from the drop-down list box.
Select Infrastructure to associate to an AP.
Select Ad-Hoc to associate to a peer ad-hoc computer.
Refer to Section 2.1.4 for more information.
SSID Enter the SSID (Service Set Identifier) of the AP or the peer ad-hoc computer to which
you want to associate in this field. To associate to an ad-hoc network or a particular AP
in an infrastructure network, you must enter the same SSID as the peer ad-hoc
computer.
Enter any to associate to or roam between any infrastructure wireless networks. This is
the default setting.
Channel This field is activated if you select Ad-Hoc in the Operation Mode field.
Select the channel number from the drop-down list box. To associate to a peer ad-hoc
computer, you must use the same channel as the peer ad-hoc computer.
Power Saving Select Enabled from the drop-down list menu to save power (especially for laptop
Mode computers). This forces the ZyAIR to go to sleep mode when it is not transmitting data,
thus reducing power consumption.
When you select Disabled, the ZyAIR will never go to sleep mode.
Restore Default Click Restore Default to clear the settings in all fields in this screen.
Undo Changes Click Undo Changes to start configuring the fields again.
Apply Changes Click Apply Changes to save the changes back to ZyAIR.
Ok Click OK to apply the changes and close the screen.
Cancel Click Cancel to discard all changes and close the screen.
Help Click Help to display on-line help screen.
2.5

Wireless LAN Security

Wireless LAN security is vital to your network to protect wireless communication between wireless clients
and the wired network.
Configure the wireless LAN security using the Encryption screen. If you do not enable any wireless
security on your ZyAIR, communication between the ZyAIR and the wired network is accessible to any
wireless networking device that is in the coverage area.
Using the ZyAIR Utility
Table 2-3 Configuration
DESCRIPTION
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