ZyXEL Communications P-660HW-D Series - Manual (Page 63)

P-660HW-D Series User’s Guide
Chapter 3 Wizard Setup for Internet Access 62
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Note: The wireless stations and ZyXEL device must use the same SSID, channel ID
and WEP encryption key (if WEP is enabled), WPA-PSK (if WPA-PSK is
enabled) for wireless communication.
4 This screen varies depending on the security mode you selected in the previous screen.
Fill in the field (if available) and click Next.
3.3.1 Manually assign a WPA-PSK key
Choose Manually assign a WPA-PSK key in the Wireless LAN setup screen to set up a Pre-
Shared Key.
Table 14 Wireless LAN Setup Wizard 2
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Network
Name(SSID)
Enter a descriptive name (up to 32 printable 7-bit ASCII characters) for the wireless
LAN.
If you change this field on the ZyXEL device, make sure all wireless stations use the
same SSID in order to access the network.
Channel
Selection
The range of radio frequencies used by IEEE 802.11b/g wireless devices is called a
channel. Select a channel ID that is not already in use by a neighboring device.
Security Select Automatically assign a WPA key (Recommended) to have the ZyXEL device
create a pre-shared key (WPA-PSK) automatically only if your wireless clients support
WPA and OTIST. This option is availeble only when you enable OTIST in the previous
wizard screen.
Select Manually assign a WPA-PSK key to configure a pre-shared key (WPA-PSK).
Choose this option only if your wireless clients support WPA. See Section 3.3.1 on
page 62 for more information.
Select Manually assign a WEP key to configure a WEP Key. See Section 3.3.2 on
page 63 for more information.
Select Disable wireless security to have no wireless LAN security configured and
your network is accessible to any wireless networking device that is within range.
Note: If you enable OTIST in the previous wizard screen but select
Disable wireless security here, the ZyXEL device still creates
a pre-shared key (WPA-PSK) automatically.
If you enable OTIST and select Manually assign a WEP key,
the ZyXEL device will replace the WEP key with a WPA-PSK.
Back Click Back to display the previous screen.
Next Click Next to proceed to the next screen.
Exit Click Exit to close the wizard screen without saving.