ZyXEL Communications G-570S - Table 17 Wireless Settings: Bridge

Chapter 7 Wireless Screens
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The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 17 Wireless Settings: Bridge
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Basic Settings
Operation
Mode
Select the operating mode from the drop-down list. The options are Access Point,
Wireless Client, Bridge and AP+Repeater.
Note: If you are configuring the device from a computer connected
to the wireless LAN and you change the device to use bridge
mode, you will lose your wireless connection when you click
Apply to save your settings. You must then connect to the
device through the wired network.
Channel Set the operating frequency/channel depending on your particular region.
Select a channel from the drop-down list box.
Refer to the chapter on wizard setup for more information about channels.
Wireless
Mode
Select 802.11b only to allow only IEEE 802.11b compliant WLAN devices to
associate with the device.
Select 802.11g only to allow only IEEE 802.11g compliant WLAN devices to
associate with the device.
Select Auto (11g/11b) to allow either IEEE 802.11b or IEEE 802.11g compliant
WLAN devices to associate with the device. The transmission rate of your device
might be reduced.
WDS Settings
Local MAC
Address
This is the MAC address of the device.
Remote MAC
Address 1~4
Type the MAC address of the peer device(s) (the other access point(s) in your
network) in a valid MAC address format, that is, six hexadecimal character pairs,
for example, 12:34:56:78:9a:bc.
Advanced
Settings
Radio Enable Turn on the wireless adapter to allow wireless communications between the
device and other IEEE 802.11b and IEEE 802.11g compliant wireless devices.
Turn off the wireless adapter to stop wireless communications between the device
and other IEEE 802.11b and IEEE 802.11g compliant wireless devices.
Output Power
Management
Set the output power of the device in this field. If there is a high density of APs
within an area, decrease the output power of the device to reduce interference
with other APs.
The options are Full, 50%, 25%, 12% and Min.
Data Rate
Management
Use this field to select a maximum data rate for the wireless connection(s). Please
note that this is a total rate to be shared by all of the device’s wireless connections.