User`s guide

Chapter 8 Wireless Configuration
ZyXEL NWA-3160 Series User’s Guide
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8.7 Configuring Wireless Settings
Click WIRELESS > Wireless. The screen varies depending upon the operating mode you
select.
8.7.1 Access Point Mode: NWA-3160 and NWA-3163
This section describes the Access Point mode screen for the NWA-3160 and NWA-3163. For
the NWA-3165, see Section 8.7.2 on page 114.
Select Access Point as the Operating Mode to display the screen shown next.
Figure 63 Wireless: Access Point (NWA-3160 and NWA-3163)
The following table describes the general wireless LAN labels in this screen.
Table 35 Wireless: Access Point (NWA-3160 and NWA-3163)
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Operating Mode Select Access Point from the drop-down list.
802.11 Mode Select 802.11b Only to allow only IEEE 802.11b compliant WLAN devices to
associate with the ZyXEL Device.
Select 802.11g Only to allow only IEEE 802.11g compliant WLAN devices to
associate with the ZyXEL Device.
Select 802.11b+g to allow both IEEE802.11b and IEEE802.11g compliant WLAN
devices to associate with the ZyXEL Device. The transmission rate of your ZyXEL
Device might be reduced.
Select 802.11a (NWA-3160 only) to allow only IEEE 802.11a compliant WLAN
devices to associate with the ZyXEL Device.
Super Mode Select this to improve data throughput on the WLAN by enabling fast frame and
packet bursting.
Choose
Channel ID
Set the operating frequency/channel depending on your particular region.
To manually set the ZyXEL Device to use a channel, select a channel from the
drop-down list box.
Click MAINTENANCE and then the Channel Usage tab to open the Channel
Usage screen to make sure the channel is not already used by another AP or
independent peer-to-peer wireless network.
To have the ZyXEL Device automatically select a channel, click Scan instead.
Scan Click this button to have the ZyXEL Device automatically scan for and select the
channel with the least interference.