General Wireless Lan Screen - ZyXEL Communications NBG-419N User Manual

Chapter 11 Wireless LAN
11.3.1.5 WDS
Wireless Distribution System or WDS security is used between bridged APs. It is independent of the
security between the wired networks and their respective APs. If you do not enable WDS security,
traffic between APs is not encrypted. When WDS security is enabled, both APs must use the same
pre-shared key.

11.4 General Wireless LAN Screen

Use this screen to enable the Wireless LAN, enter the SSID and select the wireless security mode.
Note: If you are configuring the NBG-419N from a computer connected to the wireless
LAN and you change the NBG-419N's SSID, channel or security settings, you will
lose your wireless connection when you press Apply to confirm. You must then
change the wireless settings of your computer to match the NBG-419N's new
settings.
Click Network > Wireless LAN to open the General screen.
Figure 68 Network > Wireless LAN > General
The following table describes the general wireless LAN labels in this screen.
Table 37 Network > Wireless LAN > General
LABEL
Wireless Setup
Wireless LAN
Network
Name(SSID)
Hide SSID
88
DESCRIPTION
This is turned on by default.
You can turn the wireless LAN on or off using the switch at the rear panel of the
NBG-419N. The current wireless state is reflected in this field.
(Service Set IDentity) The SSID identifies the Service Set with which a wireless
station is associated. Wireless stations associating to the NBG-419N must have the
same SSID. Enter a descriptive name (up to 32 keyboard characters) for the
wireless LAN.
Select this check box to hide the SSID in the outgoing beacon frame so a station
cannot obtain the SSID through scanning using a site survey tool.
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