ZyXEL Communications NBG-415N - Manual (Page 61)

ZyXEL NBG-415N User’s Guide
61 Chapter 6 WLAN
THe following table describes the related labels in this screen.
Table 22 Basic: Wireless: General Setup
LABEL DESCRIPTION
WIRELESS RADIO
STATUS
This field displays whether the wireless LAN feature is enabled (ON) or disabled
(OFF).
You can enable and disable the wireless LAN feature on the ZyXEL Device by
using the wireless LAN switch at the rear panel of the ZyXEL Device. Refer to the
Quick Start Guide for more information.
WIRELESS NETWORK SETTINS
Wireless Network
Name
This is also known as the SSID (Service Set IDentification), which is a unique
name to identify the ZyXEL Device in the wireless LAN. Wireless stations
associating to the ZyXEL Device must have the same SSID.
Enter a descriptive name of up to 32 printable characters (including spaces;
alphabetic characters are case-sensitive).
Enable Auto
Channel Scan
The radio frequency used by IEEE 802.11 wireless devices is called a channel.
Select this option to set the ZyXEL Device to automatically scan for and select the
optimum channel in the wireless network.
Wireless Channel This field is disabled when you enable auto channel scan.
Select a channel from the drop-down list box.
802.11 Mode Select 802.11b only to have the ZyXEL Device connect to an IEEE 802.11b
wireless device only and vice versa.
Select Mixed 802.11b and 802.11g to have the ZyXEL Device connect to either
an IEEE 802.11g or IEEE 802.11b wireless device.
Select 802.11g only to have the ZyXEL Device connect to an IEEE 802.11g
wireless device only and vice versa.
Select 802.11ng only to have the ZyXEL Device connect to an IEEE 802.11ng
wireless device only and vice versa.
Select Mixed 802.11ng, 802.11g and 802.11b to have the ZyXEL Device connect
to either an IEEE 802.11ng, IEEE 802.11g or IEEE 802.11b wireless device.
Channel Width Specify the wireless channel bandwidth mode the ZyXEL Device is to use.
Select 20 MHz to set the ZyXEL Device to transmit at up to 20 MHz to other
wireless devices (including draft-N compatible wireless devices). Select this option
to solve wireless connection problems in a mixed network.
Select Auto 20/40 MHz to set the ZyXEL Device to automatically switch between
the 20 MHz and 40 MHz operation. The ZyXEL Device will use 40 Mhz for
maximum transmission speed between other draft-N compatible wireless devices.
If an adjacent channel is used by an IEEE 802.11b/g device, the ZyXEL Device
reverts to use 20 MHz operation. This is the recommended option.
Transmission Rate Select a transmission speed from the drop-down list box.
Visibility Status Select Invisible to hide the SSID in so a station cannot obtain the SSID through
AP scanning.
Select Visible to make the ESSID visible so a station can obtain the SSID through
AP scanning.