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ZyXEL G-2000 Plus v2 User's Guide
When you select WPA2 or WPA2-PSK in your ZyXEL device, you can also select an option
(WPA compatible) to support WPA as well. In this case, if some of the devices support WPA
and some support WPA2, you should set up WPA2-PSK or WPA2 (depending on the type of
wireless network login) and select the WPA compatible option in the ZyXEL device.
Many types of encryption use a key to protect the information in the wireless network. The
longer the key, the stronger the encryption. Every device in the wireless network must have
the same key.

6.3 Additional Wireless Terms

The following table describes wireless network terms and acronyms used in the ZyXEL
device.

Table 23 Additional Wireless Terms

TERM
Intra-BSS Traffic
RTS/CTS Threshold
Preamble
Authentication
Max. Frame Burst
Fragmentation
Threshold
Roaming

6.4 Configuring Wireless

The following screens describe how to configure your wireless network on the ZyXEL device.
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DESCRIPTION
This describes direct communication (not through the ZyXEL device) between
two wireless devices within a wireless network. You might disable this kind of
communication to enhance security within your wireless network.
In a wireless network which covers a large area, wireless devices are
sometimes not aware of each other's presence. This may cause them to send
information to the AP at the same time and result in information colliding and
not getting through.
By setting this value lower than the default value, the wireless devices must
sometimes get permission to send information to the ZyXEL device. The lower
the value, the more often the devices must get permission.
If this value is greater than the fragmentation threshold value (see below), then
wireless devices never have to get permission to send information to the
ZyXEL device.
A preamble affects the timing in your wireless network. There are two
preamble modes: long and short. If a device uses a different preamble mode
than the ZyXEL device does, it cannot communicate with the ZyXEL device.
The process of verifying whether a wireless device is allowed to use the
wireless network.
Enable this to improve the performance of both pure IEEE 802.11g and mixed
IEEE 802.11b/g networks. Maximum Frame Burst sets the maximum time that
the ZyXEL device transmits IEEE 802.11g wireless traffic only.
A small fragmentation threshold is recommended for busy networks, while a
larger threshold provides faster performance if the network is not very busy.
If you have two or more ZyXEL devices (or other wireless access points) on
your wireless network, you can enable this option so that wireless devices can
change locations without having to log in again. This is useful for devices, such
as notebooks, that move around a lot.
Chapter 6 Wireless LAN