What You Should Know - ZyXEL Communications LTE3301 Series User Manual

• Use the
Adva nc e d
page 74).
• Use the
Q o S
75).
• Use the
WPS
configure security settings manually
• Use the
WPS Sta tio n
• Use the
Sc he duling
page 77).
• Use the
WDS
7.1.2 Wha t Yo u Sho uld Kno w
Every wireless network must follow these basic guidelines.
• Every wireless client in the same wireless network must use the same SSID.
The SSID is the name of the wireless network. It stands for Service Set IDentity.
• If two wireless networks overlap, they should use different channels.
Like radio stations or television channels, each wireless network uses a specific channel, or frequency,
to send and receive information.
• Every wireless client in the same wireless network must use security compatible with the AP.
Security stops unauthorized devices from using the wireless network. It can also protect the
information that is sent in the wireless network.
Wire le ss Se c urity O ve rvie w
The following sections introduce different types of wireless security you can set up in the wireless
network.
SSID
Normally, the AP acts like a beacon and regularly broadcasts the SSID in the area. You can hide the
SSID instead, in which case the AP does not broadcast the SSID. In addition, you should change the
default SSID to something that is difficult to guess.
This type of security is fairly weak, however, because there are ways for unauthorized devices to get the
SSID. In addition, unauthorized devices can still see the information that is sent in the wireless network.
MAC Addre ss Filte r
Every wireless client has a unique identification number, called a MAC address.
usually written using twelve hexadecimal characters
To get the MAC address for each wireless client, see the appropriate User's Guide or other
documentation.
1. Some wireless devices, such as scanners, can detect wireless networks but cannot use wireless networks. These
kinds of wireless devices might not have MAC addresses.
2. Hexadecimal characters are 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, A, B, C, D, E, and F.
Chapter 7 Wireless LAN
screen to allow intra-BSS networking and set the RTS/CTS Threshold
screen to ensure Quality of Service (QoS) in your wireless network
screen to quickly set up a wireless network with strong security, without having to
(Section 7.8 on page
screen to add a wireless station using WPS
screen to set the times your wireless LAN is turned on and off
screen to configure the LTE3301's WDS settings
LTE3301 Series User's Guide
75).
(Section 7.9 on page
(Section 7.11 on page
2
; for example, 00A0C5000002 or 00:A0:C5:00:00:02.
61
(Section 7.6 on
(Section 7.7 on page
77).
(Section 7.10 on
78).
1
A MAC address is