No Security - ZyXEL Communications NBG-418N v2 User Manual

Table 19 Network > Wireless LAN > General (continued)
L ABEL
WLAN AP
Information /
Wireless Setup
Enable Wireless
LAN
802.11 Mode
Name(SSID)
Enable SSID
Broadcast
Channel
Selection
Operating
Channel
Channel Width
Security
Security Mode
Apply
Reset
See the rest of this chapter for information on the other labels in this screen.
6.4.1 No Se c urity
No ne
Select
encryption.
Note: If you do not enable any wireless security on your NBG-418N v2, your network is
accessible to any wireless networking device that is within range.
Chapter 6 Wireless LAN
DESC RIPT IO N
Use this section to configure the wireless settings between the NBG-418N v2and its wireless clients.
Click the check box to activate wireless LAN.
Click the drop-down list to choose the
(Service Set IDentity) The SSID identifies the Service Set with which a wireless station is associated.
Wireless stations associating to the access point (AP) must have the same SSID. Enter a
descriptive name (up to 32 printable 7-bit ASCII characters) for the wireless LAN.
Ena b le SSID Bro a dc a st
Select the
a station cannot obtain the SSID through scanning using a site survey tool.
Set the operating frequency/channel depending on your particular region.
Select a channel from the drop-down list box. The options vary depending on the frequency
band and the country you are in.
Refer to the Connection Wizard
available if Auto C ha nne l Se le c tio n
This displays the channel the NBG-418N v2 is currently using.
Select whether the NBG-418N v2 uses a wireless channel width of
40MHz . A standard 20MHz channel offers transfer speeds of up to 150Mbps whereas a 40MHz
channel uses two standard channels and offers speeds of up to 300 Mbps. Because not all
devices support 40MHz channels, select
channel bandwidth automatically.
Use this section to configure the wireless security between the NBG-418N v2 and its wireless
clients.
WEP WPA- PSK(T KIP)
Select ,
PSK AES to add security on this wireless network. The wireless clients which want to associate to
this network must have same wireless security settings as this device. After you select to use a
security, additional options appears in this screen. See
No ne to allow any client to associate this network without authentication.
Click Apply to save your changes back to the NBG-418N v2.
Re se t
Click to reload the previous configuration for this screen.
to allow wireless stations to communicate with the access points without any data
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802.11 m o de you want to operate.
check box to enable the SSID in the outgoing beacon frame so
chapter for more information on channels. This option is only
is disabled.
Auto 20/ 40MHz
WPA- PSK(AES) WPA2- PSK(T KIP)
, ,
65
20MHz 40MHz
, or
to allow the NBG-418N v2 to adjust the
WPA2- PSK(AES) WPA- PSK/ WPA2-
, or
6.4.2 and 6.4.3 sections. Or you can select
Auto 20/