Table 6-1 Wireless - ZyXEL Communications ZyAir Access Point Series User Manual

LABEL
WEP Select Disable to allow wireless stations to communicate with the access points without
Encryption any data encryption.
Select 64-bit WEP or 128-bit WEP to enable data encryption.
Select Auto, Open System or Shared Key from the drop-down list box.
Authentication
Method
This field is N/A if WEP is not activated.
If WEP encryption is activated, the default setting is Auto.
ASCII Select this option to enter ASCII characters as the WEP keys.
Hex Select this option to enter hexadecimal characters as the WEP keys.
The preceding "0x" is entered automatically.
Key 1 to The WEP keys are used to encrypt data. Both the ZyAIR and the wireless stations must
use the same WEP key for data transmission.
Key 4
If you chose 64-bit WEP, then enter any 5 ASCII characters or 10 hexadecimal
characters ("0-9", "A-F").
If you chose 128-bit WEP, then enter 13 ASCII characters or 26 hexadecimal characters
("0-9", "A-F").
You must configure all four keys, but only one key can be activated at any one time. The
default key is key 1.
Enable Intra- Intra-BSS traffic is traffic between wireless stations in the same BSS. Select this check
BSS Traffic box to enable Intra-BSS traffic.
Enable Select this check box to enable the Breathing LED, also known as the ZyAIR LED.
Breathing LED
The blue ZyAIR LED is on when the ZyAIR is on and blinks (or breaths) when data is
being transmitted to/from its wireless stations. Clear the check box to turn this LED off
even when the ZyAIR is on and data is being transmitted/received.
Number of Use this field to set a maximum number of wireless stations that may connect to the
Wireless ZyAIR
Stations
Enter the number (from 1 to 32) of wireless stations allowed.
Allowed
Output Power Set the output power of the ZyAIR in this field. If there is a high density of APs within an
area, decrease the output power of the ZyAIR to reduce interference with other APs.
The options are 17dBm (50mW), 15dBm (32mW), 13dBm (20mW) or 11dBm
(12.6mW).
Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the ZyAIR.
Reset Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh.
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Table 6-1 Wireless

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