Wireless (Wcs-2040 Only) - LevelOne FCS-1040 User Manual & Spare Parts Catalogue

Wireless (WCS-2040 Only)

"SSID" (Service Set Identifier), it is a name that identifies a wireless network. Access Points and
wireless clients attempting to connect to a specific WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) must use
the same SSID. The default setting is default. Note: The maximum length of SSID is 32
single-byte characters and SSID can't be any of ", <, > and space character.
"Wireless mode" Clicking on the pull-down menu to select from the following options:
"Infrastructure" Make the Network Camera connect to the WLAN via an Access Point. (The
default setting)
"Ad-Hoc" Make the Network Camera connect directly to a host equipped with a wireless adapter
in a peer-to-peer environment.
"Channel" While in infrastructure mode, the channel is selected automatically to match the
channel setting for the selected Access Point. In Ad-Hoc mode, the channel must be manually set
to the same channel for each wireless adapter. The default channel setting depends on the
installed region.
"TX rate" This field is for selecting the maximum transmission rate on the network. The default
setting is "auto", that is the Network Camera will try to connect to the other wireless device with
highest transmitting rate.
"Preamble", either "Long preamble" or "Short preamble" defines the length of the CRC block
(Cyclic Redundancy Check is a common technique for detecting data transmission errors) for
communication between the Access Point and the roaming wireless device. Long Preamble is the
default setting. Note: High network traffic areas should use the shorter preamble type.
"Data encryption" Checking the box to enable the data encryption. By default it is disabled.
"Security" Choosing one of the following data encryptions. By default it is disabled.
"None" – disables the data encryption.
"WEP" – uses WEP to encrypt the data.
"WPA-PSK" – uses WPA pre-shared key to encrypt the data.
"Auth. Mode" Choosing one of the following modes, (Auto is the default setting)
"Auto" – Will automatically decide the authentication mode of the wireless client.
"Shared" – allows communication only with other devices with identical WEP settings.
"Open" – communicates the key across the network.
"Key length" The administrator can select the key length among 64, 128 or 256 bits. 64bits is the
default setting.
"Key format" Hexadecimal or ASCII. "HEX" is the default setting.
"HEX" digits consist of the numbers 0~9 and the letters A-F.
"ASCII" is a code for representing English letters as numbers from 0-127 except ", <, > and space
characters that are reserved.
"Network Key" Entering a key in either hexadecimal or ASCII format. When selecting different