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Chapter 7 Wireless LAN
P-870H/HW Series User’s Guide
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7.4 The General Screen
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 security 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.
Click Network > Wireless LAN to open the General screen.
Figure 44
Network > Wireless LAN > General
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 21
Network > Wireless LAN > General
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
Active
Wireless LAN
Click the check box to activate wireless LAN.
Channel
Selection
Set the operating frequency/channel depending on your particular region.
Select a channel from the drop-down list box.
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.