ZyXEL Communications Parental Control Gateway HS100/HS100W User Manual

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HomeSafe User’s Guide

Introducing the Web Configurator

2-3

Figure 2-3 Wizard Step 2 : Wireless LAN Setup

The following table describes the fields in this screen.

Table 2-2 Wizard Step 2 : Wireless LAN Setup

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

ESSID

Enter a descriptive name (up to 32 printable 7-bit ASCII characters) for the wireless LAN.

If you change this field on the HomeSafe, make sure all wireless stations use the same
ESSID in order to access the network.

Choose
Channel ID

To set the HomeSafe to use a channel, select a channel from the drop-down list box.

Security

The level of Security can be selected as none, basic or extended. Choose No security to
have no wireless LAN security configured and proceed to the ISP Parameters for Internet
Access
screen.

Choose Basic security if you want to configure WEP Encryption parameters.

Choose Extend security to configure a Pre-Shared Key.

The following screen varies depending on which security level you select.

Back

Click Back to display the previous screen.

Next

Click Next to proceed to the next screen.

2.4.1 Step 2 : WLAN Setup Basic Security

If you choose Basic, you can setup WEP Encryption parameters.

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The wireless stations and HomeSafe must use the same

ESSID, channel ID and WEP encryption key for wireless
communication.

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