General Wireless Lan Screen - ZyXEL Communications NBG-419N v2 User Manual

Chapter 12 Wireless LAN
12.3.1.5 WDS
Wireless Distribution System or WDS security is used between bridged APs. It is independent of the
security between the wired networks and their respective APs. If you do not enable WDS security,
traffic between APs is not encrypted. When WDS security is enabled, both APs must use the same
pre-shared key.

12.4 General Wireless LAN Screen

Use this screen to enable the Wireless LAN, enter the SSID and select the wireless security mode.
Note: If you are configuring the Router from a computer connected to the wireless LAN
and you change the Router'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 Router's new settings.
Click Network > Wireless LAN to open the General screen.
Figure 73 Network > Wireless LAN > General
The following table describes the general wireless LAN labels in this screen.
Table 42 Network > Wireless LAN > General
LABEL
Wireless Setup
Wireless LAN
Network
Name(SSID)
Hide SSID
104
DESCRIPTION
This is turned on by default.
You can turn the wireless LAN on or off using the switch at the rear panel of the Router. The
current wireless state is reflected in this field.
(Service Set IDentity) The SSID identifies the Service Set with which a wireless station is
associated. Wireless stations associating to the Router must have the same SSID. Enter a
descriptive name (up to 32 keyboard characters) 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.
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