ZyXEL EX3510-B0 User Guide - Page 102

Channel Status Settings

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Chapter 7 Wireless Table 27 Network Setting > Wireless > Others (continued) LABEL DESCRIPTION 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 Zyxel Device might be reduced in a mixed-mode network. Preamble This field displays Off and is not configurable when you set 802.11 Mode to 802.11b Only. Select a preamble type from the drop-down list box. Choices are Long or Short. See Section 7.10.7 on page 109 for more information. Protected Management Frames This field is configurable only when you set 802.11 Mode to 802.11b or 802.11b/g Mixed. This option is only available when using WPA2-PSK as the Security Mode and AES Encryption in Network Setting > Wireless > General. Management frame protection (MFP) helps prevent wireless DoS attacks. Select Disable if you do not want to use MFP. Select Capable to encrypt management frames of wireless clients that support MFP. Clients that do not support MFP will still be allowed to join the wireless network, but remain unprotected. Cancel Apply Select Required to allow only clients that support MFP to join the wireless network. Click Cancel to restore the default or previously saved settings. Click Apply to save your changes. 7.8 Channel Status Settings Use the Channel Status screen to scan WiFi channel noises and view the results. Click Network Setting > Wireless > Channel Status. The screen appears as shown. Click Scan to scan the WiFi channels. You can view the results in the Channel Scan Result section. Note: If the current channel is a DFS channel, the warning 'Channel scan process is denied because current channel is a DFS channel (Channel: 52~140). If you want to run channel scan, please select a non-DFS channel and try again.' appears. EX3510-B0 User's Guide 102

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Chapter 7 Wireless
EX3510-B0 User’s Guide
102
7.8
Channel Status Settings
Use the
Channel Status
screen to scan WiFi channel noises and view the results. Click
Network Setting >
Wireless > Channel Status
. The screen appears as shown. Click
Scan
to scan the WiFi channels. You can
view the results in the
Channel Scan Result
section.
Note: If the current channel is a DFS channel, the warning ‘Channel scan process is denied
because current channel is a DFS channel (Channel: 52~140). If you want to run
channel scan, please select a non-DFS channel and try again.’ appears.
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 Zyxel 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
.
Preamble
Select a preamble type from the drop-down list box. Choices are
Long
or
Short
. See
Section
7.10.7 on page 109
for more information.
This field is configurable only when you set
802.11 Mode
to
802.11b
or
802.11b/g Mixed
.
Protected
Management
Frames
This option is only available when using
WPA2-PSK
as the
Security Mode
and
AES
Encryption in
Network Setting > Wireless > General
. Management frame protection (MFP) helps prevent
wireless DoS attacks.
Select
Disable
if you do not want to use MFP.
Select
Capable
to encrypt management frames of wireless clients that support MFP. Clients
that do not support MFP will still be allowed to join the wireless network, but remain
unprotected.
Select
Required
to allow only clients that support MFP to join the wireless network.
Cancel
Click
Cancel
to restore the default or previously saved settings.
Apply
Click
Apply
to save your changes.
Table 27
Network Setting > Wireless > Others (continued)
LABEL
DESCRIPTION