Table 233 Menu 7.1: Wireless Setup - ZyXEL Communications 5 Series User Manual

Chapter 41 Wireless Setup
The settings of all client stations on the wireless LAN must match those of the
ZyWALL.
Follow the instructions in the next table on how to configure the wireless LAN parameters.

Table 233 Menu 7.1: Wireless Setup

FIELD
Enable
Wireless
LAN
Bridge
Channel
ESSID
Hide ESSID
Channel ID
RTS
Threshold
Frag.
Threshold
WEP
Default Key
654
DESCRIPTION
Press [SPACE BAR] to select Yes to turn on the wireless LAN. The wireless LAN is off
by default. Configure wireless LAN security features such as Mac filters and 802.1X
before you turn on the wireless LAN.
Select LAN to use the wireless card as part of the LAN.
Select DMZ to use the wireless card as part of the DMZ.
Select WLAN to use the wireless card as part of the WLAN.
The ZyWALL restarts after you change the wireless card setting.
Note: If you set the wireless card to be part of the LAN or DMZ, you can
still use wireless access, but not the WLAN interface in the
firewall. The firewall will treat the wireless card as part of the LAN
or DMZ respectively.
(Extended Service Set IDentification) The ESSID identifies the AP to which the wireless
stations associate. Wireless stations associating to the Access Point must have the
same ESSID. Enter a descriptive name (up to 32 characters) for the wireless LAN.
Press [SPACE BAR] to select Yes to hide the ESSID in the outgoing beacon frame so
a station cannot obtain the ESSID through passive scanning.
This allows you to set the operating frequency/channel depending on your particular
region. Use the [SPACE BAR] to select a channel.
Use RTS/CTS to reduce data collisions on the wireless network if you have wireless
clients that are associated with the same AP but out of range of one another. When
enabled, a wireless client sends an RTS (Request To Send) and then waits for a CTS
(Clear To Send) before it transmits. This stops wireless clients from transmitting
packets at the same time (and causing data collisions).
A wireless client sends an RTS for all packets larger than the number (of bytes) that
you enter here. Set the RTS/CTS equal to or higher than the fragmentation threshold to
turn RTS/CTS off.
The threshold (number of bytes) for the fragmentation boundary for directed messages.
It is the maximum data fragment size that can be sent.
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.
Enter the key number (1 to 4) in this field. Only one key can be enabled at any one
time. This key must be the same on the ZyWALL and the wireless stations to
communicate.
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