ZyXEL Communications Internet Security Gateway ZyWALL 100 - Manual (Page 70)

ZyWALL 100 Internet Security Gateway
LAN Setup 6-11
Follow the instructions in the next table on how to configure the wireless LAN parameters.
Table 6-6 Wireless LAN Setup Menu Fields
FIELD DESCRIPTION EXAMPLE
ESSID (Extended Service Set IDentification) The ESSID identifies the Service Set
the station is to connect to. Wireless clients associating to the Access
Point must have the same ESSID. Enter a descriptive name (up to 32
characters) for the wireless LAN.
Wireless
Hide ESSID
Press [SPACE BAR] to select Yes to hide the ESSID in the outgoing
beacon frame so a station cannot obtain the ESSID through passive
scanning. No
(default)
Channel ID This allows you to set the operating frequency/channel depending on your
particular region. Use the [SPACE BAR] to select a channel.
• CH01 2412 MHz / CH02 2417 MHz ~ CH11 2462 MHz (North
America/FCC)
• CH01 2412 MHz / CH02 2417 MHz ~ CH13 2472 MHz (Europe CE/
ETSI)
• CH01 2412 MHz / CH02 2417 MHz ~ Ch14 2484 MHz (Japan)
• CH10 2457 MHz / CH11 2462 MHz (Spain)
• CH10 2457 MHz / CH11 2462 MHz ~ CH13 2472 MHz (France)
CH01 2412
MHz
RTS
Threshold (Request To Send) The threshold (number of bytes) for enabling RTS/CTS
handshake. Data with its frame size larger than this value will perform the
RTS/CTS handshake. Setting this attribute to be larger than the maximum
MSDU (MAC service data unit) size turns off the RTS/CTS handshake.
Setting this attribute to zero turns on the RTS/CTS handshake. Enter a
value between 0 and 2432. 2432
(default)
Frag.
Threshold The threshold (number of bytes) for the fragmentation boundary for
directed messages. It is the maximum data fragment size that can be sent.
Enter a value between 256 and 2432. 2432
(default)
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) provides data encryption to prevent
unauthorized wireless stations from accessing data transmitted over the
wireless network. Disable allows wireless adapters to communicate with the
Access Points without any data encryption. Select 64-bit WEP
1 or 128-bit
WEP to enable data encryption. WEP causes significant performance
degradation.
64-bit WEP
Default Key This allows you to select one WEP key as an active key to encrypt wireless
data transmission.
Key1 to Key4 If you chose 64-bit WEP, then enter any 5 characters (ASCII string) or 10 ********
1
The 64-bit WEP data encryption method, allows for a five-character (40-bit) input. Additionally, 24 factory-set bits are added to the
forty-bit input to generate a 64-bit encryption key. (The 24 factory-set bits are not user-configurable). This encryption key will be used
to encrypt/decrypt all data transmitted via the wireless interface. Some vendors refer to the 64-bit WEP data encryption as 40-bit WEP
data encryption since the user-configurable portion of the encryption key is 40 bits wide.