Thecus Technology N8800 - Manual (Page 48)

WLAN Configuration
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When a compatible wireless USB dongle is
installed on the N8800, the N8800 will
become an access point, and the Network
dropdown menu will contain a WLAN menu
item. From the Network menu, choose
WLAN, and the WLAN Configuration
screen appears. This screen displays the
wireless network parameters of the system.
You can change any of these items and press
Apply to confirm your settings.
WLAN Configuration
Item Description
MAC Address
Displays the MAC Address of the USB wireless dongle.
IP Specifies the IP address of the network connection.
Netmask Specifies the network mask, which is generally: 255.255.255.0
ESSID The ESSID (Extended Service Set Identification) is the
identifying name of a wireless network.
ESSID Broadcast Specifies whether the ESSID will be broadcasted by the N8800.
This will prevent the Access Point from broadcasting the ESSID.
The N8800 will still respond to a wireless device that wants to
communicate if it sends a matching ESSID.
Channel The channel that the N8800 uses to communicate with client
devices.
Auth Mode Authentication mode used by the N8800.
Shared: Shared key authentication
Open: Open key authentication
WEP Enable Specifies whether to use encryption for transmission or not.
Key Length Key length specifies the level of encryption used by the N8800.
64 bit: 10 characters from 0 ~ 9 and A ~ F.
128 bit: 26 characters from 0 ~ 9 and A ~ F.
WEP KEY 1
WEP KEY 2
WEP KEY 3
WEP KEY 4 Input up to 4 WEP keys, and select the one you wish to use.
When connecting, be sure to enter the same key and select the
same index number on each client machine.
NOTE • Currently supported USB
wireless dongles are: 3Com
3CRUSB10075, Zyxel G220USB,
PCI GW-US54mini.
• USB dongles have to be
connected before N8800 is
powered up.
A DHCP server can be configured to assign IP addresses to devices connected to
LAN ports.
WLAN DHCP Configuration
Item Description
DHCP Server
Select to enable or disable DHCP server.
Start IP Specifies the starting IP address of the DHCP range.
End IP Specifies the ending IP address of the DHCP range.
DNS Server Specifies the DNS server IP address.
The IP Segment of WLAN, WAN and LAN should not overlap.
NOTE