Table 7-1 Wireless : Wep Fields - ZyXEL Communications ZyAIR User Manual
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ZyAIR Wireless Gateway Series User's Guide
The following table describes the wireless LAN security labels in this screen.
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.
Authentication
This field is activated when you select 64-bit WEP or 128-bit WEP in the WEP
Method
Encryption field.
Select Auto, Open System or Shared Key from the drop-down list box.
ASCII
Select this option in order to enter ASCII characters as the WEP keys.
Hex
Select this option in order to enter hexadecimal characters as the WEP keys.
The preceding "0x", that identifies a hexadecimal key, is entered automatically.
Key 1 to Key
The WEP keys are used to encrypt data. Both the ZyAIR and the wireless stations must
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use the same WEP key for data transmission.
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 BSS. Select this check box to
BSS Traffic
enable Intra-BSS Traffic.
Enable
Select this check box to enable the Breathing LED, also known as the ZyAIR LED.
Breathing
The blue ZyAIR LED is on when the ZyAIR is on and blinks (or breaths) when data is
LED
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 11dBm (50mW), 13dBm (32mW), 15dBm (20mW) or 17dBm
(12.6mW).
Apply
Click Apply to save your changes back to the ZyAIR.
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Table 7-1 Wireless : WEP Fields
DESCRIPTION
Wireless Security
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