Chapter 5 Wireless Configuration
ZyXEL NWA-3100 User’s Guide
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The following table describes the bridge labels in this screen.
See Table 16 on page 75 for information on the other labels in this screen.
Table 17 Wireless: Bridge/Repeater
LABEL DESCRIPTIONS
Operating Mode Select Bridge/Repeater in this field.
802.11 mode Select 802.11b Only to allow only IEEE 802.11b compliant WLAN devices to
associate with the ZyXEL Device.
Select 802.11g Only to allow only IEEE 802.11g compliant WLAN devices to
associate with the ZyXEL Device.
Select 802.11b+g to allow both IEEE802.11b and IEEE802.11g compliant
WLAN devices to associate with the ZyXEL Device. The transmission rate of
your ZyXEL Device might be reduced.
Select 802.11a to allow only IEEE 802.11a compliant WLAN devices to
associate with the ZyXEL Device.
Choose Channel ID Set the operating frequency/channel depending on your particular region.
To manually set the ZyXEL Device to use a channel, select a channel from the
drop-down list box. Click MAINTENANCE and then the Channel Usage tab to
open the Channel Usage screen to make sure the channel is not already used
by another AP or independent peer-to-peer wireless network.
To have the ZyXEL Device automatically select a channel, click Scan instead.
RTS/CTS 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 256
and 2346.
Fragmentation
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 2346.
Output Power Set the output power of the ZyXEL Device in this field. If there is a high density
of APs in an area, decrease the output power of the ZyXEL Device to reduce
interference with other APs. Select from 100% (Full Power), 50%, 25%, 12.5%
and Minimum. See the product specifications for more information on your
ZyXEL Device’s output power.
Enable WDS Security Select the check box to enable WDS on your ZyXEL Device. A Wireless
Distribution System (WDS) is a wireless connection between two or more APs.
If you do not select the check box, traffic between APs is not encrypted.
When you select the check box, you are prompted to type a Pre-Shared Key
(PSK). The ZyXEL Device uses TKIP to encrypt traffic on the WDS between
APs.
Note: Other APs must use the same encryption method to
enable WDS.
# This is the index number of the bridge connection.
Active Select the check box to enable the bridge connection. Otherwise, clear the
check box to disable it.
Remote Bridge MAC
Address
Type the MAC address of the peer device in a valid MAC address format, that
is, six hexadecimal character pairs, for example, 12:34:56:78:9a:bc.
PSK Type a pre-shared key from 8 to 63 case-sensitive ASCII characters (including
spaces and symbols).
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