General WLAN Screen

LABEL
description
Active Wireless LAN
Click the check box to activate wireless LAN.
Network Name(SSID)
(Service Set IDentity) The SSID identifies the Service Set with which a wireless station is associated. Wireless stations 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 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.
Security Mode
See the following sections for more details about this field.
Apply
Click Apply to save your changes back to the ZyXEL Device.
Cancel
Click Cancel to reload the previous configuration for this screen.
Advanced Setup
Click Advanced Setup to display the Wireless Advanced Setup screen and edit more details of your WLAN setup.

No Security

Select No Security to allow wireless stations to communicate with the access points without any data encryption.

LABEL
description
Security Mode
Choose No Security from the drop-down list box.

WEP Encryption

Label
description
Security Mode
Choose Static WEP from the drop-down list box.
Passphrase
Enter a Passphrase (up to 32 printable characters) and clicking Generate. The ZyXEL Device automatically generates a WEP key.
WEP Key
The WEP key is used to encrypt data. Both the ZyXEL Device and the wireless stations must use the same WEP key for data transmission.
If you want to manually set the WEP key, enter any 5, 13 or 29 characters (ASCII string) or 10, 26 or 58 hexadecimal characters ("0-9", "A-F") for a 64-bit, 128-bit or 256-bit WEP key respectively.

WPA(2)-PSK

Label
description
Security Mode
Choose WPA-PSK or WPA2-PSK from the drop-down list box.
WPA Compatible
This field is only available for WPA2-PSK. Select this if you want the ZyXEL Device to support WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK simultaneously.
Pre-Shared Key
The encryption mechanisms used for WPA(2) and WPA(2)-PSK are the same. The only difference between the two is that WPA(2)-PSK uses a simple common password, instead of user-specific credentials.
Type a pre-shared key from 8 to 63 case-sensitive ASCII characters (including spaces and symbols).
ReAuthentication Timer (in seconds)
Specify how often wireless stations have to resend usernames and passwords in order to stay connected. Enter a time interval between 10 and 9999 seconds. The default time interval is 1800 seconds (30 minutes).

Note: If wireless station authentication is done using a RADIUS server, the reauthentication timer on the RADIUS server has priority.

Idle Timeout
The ZyXEL Device automatically disconnects a wireless station from the wired network after a period of inactivity. The wireless station needs to enter the username and password again before access to the wired network is allowed. The default time interval is 3600 seconds (or 1 hour).
Group Key Update Timer
The Group Key Update Timer is the rate at which the AP (if using WPA(2)-PSK key management) or RADIUS server (if using WPA key management) sends a new group key out to all clients. The re-keying process is the WPA equivalent of automatically changing the WEP key for an AP and all stations in a WLAN on a periodic basis. Setting of the Group Key Update Timer is also supported in WPA-PSK mode. The ZyXEL Device default is 1800 seconds (30 minutes).

WPA(2)

Label
description
Security Mode
Choose WPA or WPA2 from the drop-down list box.
WPA Compatible
This field is only available for WPA2. Select this if you want the ZyXEL Device to support WPA and WPA2 simultaneously.
ReAuthentication Timer (in seconds)
Specify how often wireless stations have to resend usernames and passwords in order to stay connected. Enter a time interval between 10 and 9999 seconds. The default time interval is 1800 seconds (30 minutes).

Note: If wireless station authentication is done using a RADIUS server, the reauthentication timer on the RADIUS server has priority.

Idle Timeout
The ZyXEL Device automatically disconnects a wireless station from the wired network after a period of inactivity. The wireless station needs to enter the username and password again before access to the wired network is allowed. The default time interval is 3600 seconds (or 1 hour).
WPA Group Key Update Timer
The WPA Group Key Update Timer is the rate at which the AP (if using WPA-PSK key management) or RADIUS server (if using WPA key management) sends a new group key out to all clients. The re-keying process is the WPA equivalent of automatically changing the WEP key for an AP and all stations in a WLAN on a periodic basis. Setting of the WPA Group Key Update Timer is also supported in WPA-PSK mode. The ZyXEL Device default is 1800 seconds (30 minutes).
Authentication Server
IP Address
Enter the IP address of the external authentication server in dotted decimal notation.
Port Number
Enter the port number of the external authentication server. The default port number is 1812.
You need not change this value unless your network administrator instructs you to do so with additional information.
Shared Secret
Enter a password (up to 31 alphanumeric characters) as the key to be shared between the external authentication server and the ZyXEL Device.
The key must be the same on the external authentication server and your ZyXEL Device. The key is not sent over the network.
Accounting Server (optional)
IP Address
Enter the IP address of the external accounting server in dotted decimal notation.
Port Number
Enter the port number of the external accounting server. The default port number is 1813.
You need not change this value unless your network administrator instructs you to do so with additional information.
Shared Secret
Enter a password (up to 31 alphanumeric characters) as the key to be shared between the external accounting server and the ZyXEL Device.
The key must be the same on the external accounting server and your ZyXEL Device. The key is not sent over the network.