Ad-Hoc - ZyXEL Communications ZyAIR B-420 User Manual

ZyAIR B-420 Wireless LAN Ethernet Adapter and Bridge
LABEL
Fragmentation Enter a value between 256 and 2432.
Threshold
It is the maximum data fragment size that can be sent.
Select Disable to allow wireless stations to communicate with the AP without any data
WEP Encryption
encryption.
Select 64-bit WEP or 128-bit WEP to enable data encryption.
Authentication Select Auto, Open System Only or Shared Key Only from the drop-down list box.
Method
This field is N/A if WEP is not activated.
If WEP encryption is activated, the default setting is Auto.
ASCII Select this option to enter ASCII characters as the WEP keys.
Hex Select this option to enter hexadecimal characters as the WEP keys.
The preceding "0x" is entered automatically.
Key 1 to The WEP keys are used to encrypt data. Both the AP and the wireless stations must
use the same WEP key for data transmission.
Key 4
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 Select this check box to enable the Breathing LED, also known as the ZyAIR LED.
Breathing LED
The blue ZyAIR LED is on when the ZyAIR is on and blinks (or breaths) when data is
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.
Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the ZyAIR.
Reset Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh.

4.4.2 Ad-Hoc

An Ad-hoc network, also called an Independent Basic Service Set (IBSS), is the simplest WLAN
configuration. An Ad-hoc network is defined as two or more computers with wireless adapters within range
of each other that from an independent (wireless) network without the need of an access point (AP).
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Table 4-1 Wireless : Infrastructure
DESCRIPTION
Wireless LAN