Z-Com XG-580 PLUS User Manual - page 12
ESSID: The ESSID is a unique ID used by Access Points and Stations to identify a wireless LAN.
Wireless clients associating to any Access Point must have the same ESSID. The default ESSID
is ANY. The ESSID can have up to 32 characters.
Channel: Select a clear and available channel as an operational channel for your wireless station
adapter when it performs as Ad-Hoc mode.
Mode: There are three different wireless modes to operate, “B Only Mode”, “G Only Mode”, and
“B/G Mixed Mode”. In B/G Mixed Mode, the wireless station adapter is compatible with a mix
of both 802.11g and 802.11b clients. You will see that the factory-set default “B/G Mixed Mod”
will prove the most efficient. B Only Mode is compatible with 802.11b clients only. This mode
can be used only if you do not allow any 802.11g clients to join a network. G Only Mode is
compatible with 802.11g clients only. This mode can be used only if you do not allow any
802.11b clients to access to the network. To switch the mode, select the desired mode form the
pull-down menu next to “Mode”.
Rate: The wireless station adapter provides various data rate options for you to choose. Data
rates options include Auto, 1, 2, 5.5, 11, 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48 and 54. The default setting is
Auto.
Country/Region: Allows you to select country domain in case there is any chances that you
would use wireless network in other countries. There are a total of 11 countries for you to select.
They are Africa, Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, France, Israel, Japan, Mexico, South America,
and USA. Note that if your AP and station adapter are in different standards, please use the
“Country/Region” item to switch the standards of the station adapter (For example, when set to
client mode, if your Access Point is America standard but your station adapter is Japanese
standard, you can pull down the “Country/Region” option to switch your station adapter from
Japanese standard to American standard.).
Password: You may change the default password by entering the new password.
Note:Click “Apply” if you have made any changes.
Security
WEB Mode: This wireless adapter allows you to create up to 4 data encryption keys to secure
your data from being eavesdropping by unauthorized wireless user. To enable the encryption, all
devices on the network must share the same WEP key.
Disable: Allows the wireless station adapter to communicate with the Access Point without any
data encryption.
WEP40: Requires the wireless station adapter to use data encryption with 40-bit algorithm when
communicating with the Access Point.
WEP128: Allows the wireless station adapter to communicate with the Access Point with data
128-bit encryption algorithm.
WPA-PSK: Allows the wireless station adapter to communicate with the Access Point with a
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