ZyXEL Communications ZyAir B-1000 Quick Installation Manual page 14

The following table describes the fields in this screen.
LABEL
ESSID ESSID (Extended Service Set ID) is a unique name to identify the ZyAIR in the wireless
LAN. Enter a descriptive name (up to 32 characters).
Hide ESSID Select this check box to hide the ESSID in the outgoing beacon frame so a station
cannot obtain the ESSID through passive scanning.
Choose Adjacent access points (APs) should use a channel different from what you selected to
Channel ID reduce interference. The wireless stations connected to the ZyAIR must use the same
channel you selected.
Scan Click this button to have the ZyAIR automatically scan for and select a channel with the
least interference.
RTS /CTS (Request To Send) The threshold (number of bytes) for enabling RTS/CTS handshake.
Threshold Data with its frame size larger than this value will perform the RTS/CTS handshake.
Setting this attribute to be larger than the maximum MSDU (MAC service data unit) size
turns off the RTS/CTS handshake. Setting this attribute to zero turns on the RTS/CTS
handshake. Enter a value between 0 and 2432.
Fragmentation The threshold (number of bytes) for the fragmentation boundary for directed messages.
Threshold It is the maximum data fragment size that can be sent. Enter a value between 256 and
2432.
WEP WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) provides data encryption to prevent unauthorized
Encryption wireless stations from accessing data transmitted over the wireless network.
Select Disable to allow wireless stations to communicate with the access points without
any data encryption.
Select 64-bit WEP or 128-bit WEP to enable data encryption.
Authentication Select Auto, Open System or Shared Key from the drop-down list box.
Method
Key 1 to Key If you chose 64-bit WEP in the WEP Encryption field, then enter any 5 characters
4 (ASCII string) or 10 hexadecimal characters ("0-9", "A-F") preceded by 0x for each key.
If you chose 128-bit WEP in the WEP Encryption field, then enter 13 characters
(ASCII string) or 26 hexadecimal characters ("0-9", "A-F") preceded by 0x for each key.
There are four data encryption keys to secure your data from eavesdropping by
unauthorized wireless users. The values for the keys must be set up exactly the same
on the access points as they are on the wireless stations.
The preceding "0x" is entered automatically. You must configure all four keys, but only
one key can be activated at any one time. The default key is key 1.
ZyAIR B-1000 v. Secure Wireless LAN Access Point
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Table 2 Wireless LAN
DESCRIPTION
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