ZyXEL Communications Prestige P-870HW-51a v2 - Manual (Page 83)

Chapter 7 Wireless LAN
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Click Network > Wireless LAN to open the General screen.
Figure 39 Network > Wireless LAN > General
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 17 Network > Wireless LAN > General
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Active
Wireless LAN Click the check box to activate wireless LAN.
Network
Name (SSID) The SSID (Service Set IDentity) identifies the service set with which a
wireless device is associated. Wireless devices associating to the access
point (AP) must have the same SSID. Enter a descriptive name (up to 32
printable 7-bit ASCII characters) for the wireless LAN.
Note: If you are configuring the ZyXEL Device from a computer
connected to the wireless LAN and you change the ZyXEL
Device’s SSID or WEP settings, you will lose your wireless
connection when you press Apply to confirm. You must then
change the wireless settings of your computer to match the
ZyXEL Device’s new settings.
Hide Network
Name (SSID) Select this check box to hide the SSID in the outgoing beacon frame so a
station cannot obtain the SSID through scanning using a site survey tool.
Channel
Selection Set the operating frequency/channel depending on your particular region.
Select a channel from the drop-down list box.
BSSID This shows the MAC address of the wireless interface on the ZyXEL Device
when wireless LAN is enabled.
Security
Mode See the following sections for more details about this field.
Apply Click this to save your changes back to the ZyXEL Device.
Reset Click this to reload the previous configuration for this screen.