Zyxel P-870HN-51b Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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Click

Network > Wireless LAN >WPS

. The following screen displays.

Figure 60

Network > Wireless LAN > WPS

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

7.7

The WPS Station Screen

Use this screen to set up a WPS wireless network using either Push Button

Configuration (PBC) or PIN Configuration.

Table 33

Network > Wireless LAN > WPS

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

WPS Setup

Enable WPS

Select the check box to activate WPS on the Device.

PIN Number

This shows the PIN (Personal Identification Number) of the Device. Enter

this PIN in the configuration utility of the device you want to connect to

using WPS.

The PIN is not necessary when you use WPS push-button method.

Generate

Click this button to have the Device create a new PIN.

WPS Status

This displays

Configured

when the Device has connected to a wireless

network using WPS or

Enable WPS

is selected and wireless or wireless

security settings have been changed. The current wireless and wireless

security settings also appear in the screen.

This displays

Unconfigured

if WPS is disabled and there is no wireless

or wireless security changes on the Device.

Apply

Click

Apply

to save your changes back to the Device.

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Click

Network > Wireless LAN > WPS Station

. The following screen displays.

Figure 61

Network > Wireless LAN > WPS Station

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

7.8

The WDS Screen

A Wireless Distribution System (WDS) is a wireless connection between two or

more APs. Use this screen to set up your WDS links between the Devices. You

need to know the MAC address of the peer device. Once the security settings of

peer sides match one another, the connection between the devices is made.

Note: You can use WDS only when wireless security is set to “No Security” or “WEP”.

The wireless security settings apply to both WDS links and the connections

between the ZyXEL Device and any wireless clients.

Table 34

Network > Wireless LAN > WPS Station

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Push Button

Click this button to add another WPS-enabled wireless device (within

wireless range of the Device) to your wireless network.

Note: You must press the other wireless device’s WPS button within

two minutes of pressing this button.

Or input

station's PIN

number

Enter the PIN of the device that you are setting up a WPS connection

with and click

Start

to authenticate and add the wireless device to your

wireless network.

You can find the PIN either on the outside of the device, or by checking

the device’s settings.

Note: You must also activate WPS on that device within two minutes

to have it present its PIN to the Device.

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Note: At the time of writing, WDS is only compatible with other Devices of the same

model.

Click

Network > Wireless LAN > WDS

. The following screen displays. WDS is

turned on and this screen is configurable when the ZyXEL Device's wireless

security mode is

No Security

or

WEP

.

Figure 62

Network > Wireless LAN > WDS

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 35

Network > Wireless LAN > WDS

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

WDS

Operating Mode

Select the operating mode for your Device.

•

Access Point + Bridge -

The Device functions as a bridge and

access point simultaneously.

•

Wireless Bridge

- The Device acts as a wireless network bridge and

establishes wireless links with other APs. In this mode, clients

cannot connect to the Device wirelessly.

You need to know the MAC address of the peer device, which must be of

the same model and also WDS-enabled. The Device can establish up to

four wireless links with other APs.

Bridge Restrict

This field is available only when you set operating mode to

Access

Point + Bridge

.

Select

Enabled

to turn on WDS and enter the peer device’s MAC

address manually in the table below.

Select

Enabled(Scan)

to turn on WDS, search and display the

available APs within range in the table below.

Remote Bridges

MAC Address

Enter the MAC address of the peer device that your Device wants to

make a bridge connection with.

You can connect to up to 4 peer devices.

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7.9

The Advanced Setup Screen

To configure advanced wireless settings, click

Network > Wireless LAN >

Advanced Setup

. The screen appears as shown.

Figure 63

Wireless LAN > Advanced Setup

This is available only when you select

Enabled(Scan)

in the

Bridge

Restrict

field.

Select the check box and click

Apply

to have the Device establish a

wireless link with the selected wireless device.

SSID

This is available only when you select

Enabled(Scan)

in the

Bridge

Restrict

field.

This shows the SSID of the available wireless device within range.

BSSID

This is available only when you select

Enabled(Scan)

in the

Bridge

Restrict

field.

This shows the MAC address of the available wireless device within

range.

Refresh

Click

Refresh

to update the

Remote Bridges MAC Address

table

when

Bridge Restrict

is set to

Enabled(Scan)

.

Apply

Click

Apply

to save your changes to Device.

Table 35

Network > Wireless LAN > WDS

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

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The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 36

Wireless LAN > Advanced Setup

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

RTS/CTS

Threshold

Enter a value between 0 and 2432.

Fragmentation

Threshold

This is the maximum data fragment size that can be sent. Enter a value

between 256 and 2432.

Number of

Wireless

Stations

Allowed

Specify the maximum number (from 1 to 64) of the wireless stations that

may connect to the Device.

Output Power

Set the output power of the Device. If there is a high density of APs in an

area, decrease the output power to reduce interference with other APs.

Select one of the following

20%

,

40%

,

60%

,

80%

or

100%

.

Multicast Rate

Select a data rate at which the Device transmits wireless multicast traffic.

If you select a high rate, multicast traffic may occupy all the bandwidth

and cause network congestion.

802.11 Mode

Select

802.11b Only

to allow either IEEE 802.11b or IEEE 802.11g

compliant WLAN devices to associate with the Device. In this mode, all

wireless devices can only transmit at the data rates supported by IEEE

802.11b.

Select

802.11g Only

to allow IEEE 802.11g compliant WLAN devices to

associate with the Device. IEEE 802.11b compliant WLAN devices can

associate with the Device only when they use the short preamble type.

Select

802.11n Only

to only allow IEEE 802.11n compliant WLAN

devices to associate with the Device. This can increase transmission

rates, although IEEE 802.11b or IEEE 802.11g clients will not be able to

connect to the Device.

Select

802.11b/g Mixed

to allow either IEEE 802.11b or IEEE 802.11g

compliant WLAN devices to associate with the Device. The Device adjusts

the transmission rate automatically according to the wireless standard

supported by the wireless devices.

Select

802.11 b/g/n mixed mode

to allow both IEEE802.11b,

IEEE802.11g and IEEE802.11n compliant WLAN devices to associate with

the Device. The transmission rate of your Device might be reduced.

802.11

Protection

Enabling this feature can help prevent collisions in mixed-mode networks

(networks with both IEEE 802.11b and IEEE 802.11g traffic).

Select

Auto

to have the wireless devices transmit data after a RTS/CTS

handshake. This helps improve IEEE 802.11g performance.

Select

Off

to disable 802.11 protection. The transmission rate of your

Device might be reduced in a mixed-mode network.

This field displays

Off

and is not configurable when you set

802.11

Mode

to

802.11b Only

.

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