The General Wireless Lan Screen - ZyXEL Communications NBG5715 User Manual

traffic between APs is not encrypted. When WDS security is enabled, both APs must use the same
pre-shared key.

11.2 The General Wireless LAN Screen

Use this screen to configure the SSIDs of the wireless LAN.
Note: If you are configuring the NBG5715 from a computer connected to the wireless LAN
and you change the NBG5715'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 NBG5715's new settings.
Click Network > Wireless LAN 2.4G/5G to open the General screen.
Figure 43 Network > Wireless LAN 2.4G/5G > General
The following table describes the general wireless LAN labels in this screen.
Table 28 Network > Wireless LAN 2.4G/5G > General
LABEL
Wireless LAN
Name(SSID)
Hide SSID
Channel
Selection
Auto Channel
Selection
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DESCRIPTION
Select Enable to activate the 2.4G and/or 5G wireless LAN. Select Disable to turn
it off.
The SSID (Service Set IDentity) identifies the Service Set with which a wireless
client is associated. Enter a descriptive name (up to 32 printable characters found
on a typical English language keyboard) 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.
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.
This option is only available if Auto Channel Selection is disabled.
Select this check box for the NBG5715 to automatically choose the channel with
the least interference. Deselect this check box if you wish to manually select the
channel using the Channel Section field.
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