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Figure 15 connection wizard: step 2: wireless lan, Table 9 connection wizard: step 2: wireless lan – ZyXEL Communications 802.11g Wireless Firewall Router P-320W User Manual

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Chapter 3 Connection Wizard

Figure 15 Connection Wizard: STEP 2: Wireless LAN

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 9 Connection Wizard: STEP 2: Wireless LAN

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Name(SSID)

Enter a descriptive name (up to 32 printable 7-bit ASCII characters) for the wireless

LAN.
If you change this field on the Prestige, make sure all wireless stations use the same

SSID in order to access the network.

Channel

Selection

The range of radio frequencies used by IEEE 802.11b/g wireless devices is called a

channel. Select a channel ID that is not already in use by a neighboring device.

Security

Select a Security level from the drop-down list box.
Choose Auto (WPA-PSK with self-generated key) to use WPA-PSK security with a

default Pre-Shared Key and only if your wireless clients support WPA-PSK. If you

choose this option, skip directly to

Section 3.3.3 on page 51

.

Choose None to have no wireless LAN security configured. If you do not enable any

wireless security on your Prestige, your network is accessible to any wireless

networking device that is within range. If you choose this option, skip directly to section

3.3.3

.

Choose Basic (WEP) security if you want to configure WEP Encryption parameters. If

you choose this option, go directly to

Section 3.3.1 on page 49

.

Choose Extend (WPA-PSK with customized key) security to configure a Pre-Shared

Key. Choose this option only if your wireless clients support WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK

respectively. If you choose this option, skip directly to

Section 3.3.2 on page 50

.

Back

Click Back to display the previous screen.

Next

Click Next to proceed to the next screen.

Exit

Click Exit to close the wizard screen without saving.