Chapter 11 WiFi
WAH7601 User’s Guide
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The following table describes the labels in this screen.
11.3 WPS Settings
Use this screen to configure WiFi Protected Setup (WPS) on your WAH7601.
Table 26 Configuration > WiFi > Basic
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Enable Select the check box to enable the wireless LAN of the WAH7601.
Mode Select the IEEE 802.11 mode from the following:
• 802.11 B only: to allow only IEEE 802.11b compliant WLAN devices to associate with the
WAH7601.
• 802.11 B/G mixed: to allow either IEEE 802.11b or IEEE 802.11g compliant WLAN devices to
associate with the WAH7601. The transmission rate of your WAH7601 might be reduced.
• 802.11 B/G/N mixed: allows IEEE802.11b, IEEE802.11g and IEEE802.11n compliant WLAN
devices to associate with the WAH7601. The transmission rate of your WAH7601 might be
reduced.
• 802.11 G only: to allow only IEEE 802.11g compliant WLAN devices to associate with the
WAH7601.
• 802.11 N only: to allow only IEEE 802.11n compliant WLAN devices to associate with the
WAH7601.
Channel Set the channel depending on your particular region.
Select a channel or use Auto to have the WAH7601 automatically determine a channel to use. If
you are having problems with wireless interference, changing the channel may help. Try to use a
channel that is as many channels away from any channels used by neighboring APs as possible.
The channel number which the WAH7601 is currently using then displays next to this field.
WiFi 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 for WiFi.
Hide SSID Select the 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.
MAX Clients Select a number to specify maximum client the Guest WiFi network can use. Click Apply to save
your changes.
Encryption Type Select WPA Personal to add security on this wireless network. The wireless clients which want to
associate to this network must have same wireless security settings as the WAH7601. When you
select to use a security, additional options appear in this screen.
Or you can select None to allow any client to associate this network without any data
encryption or authentication.
WPA Mode This field appears when you select WPA Personal in the Encryption Type field.
Select Auto to allow wireless devices that support either WPA or WPA2 to connect to your
WAH7601’s wireless network.
Select WPA2 to allow only wireless devices that support WPA2 to connect to your WAH7601’s
wireless network.
Cipher Type Select the encryption type (AES, TKIP or TKIP and AES) for data encryption.
Select AES if your wireless clients can all use AES-CCMP.
Select TKIP if your wireless clients can all use TKIP.
Select TKIP and AES to allow the wireless clients to use either TKIP or AES.
Key Enter the key used for authentication the wireless clients must use to connect to the WAH7601.
Apply Click Apply to save your changes back to the WAH7601.
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