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Use long preamble if you are unsure what preamble mode other wireless devices on the network

support, and to provide more reliable communications in busy wireless networks.

Use short preamble if you are sure all wireless devices on the network support it, and to provide more

efficient communications.

Use the dynamic setting to automatically use short preamble when all wireless devices on the network

support it, otherwise the Zyxel Device uses long preamble.

Note: The wireless devices MUST use the same preamble mode in order to communicate.

10.9.3

WiFi Protected Setup (WPS)

Your Zyxel Device supports WiFi Protected Setup (WPS), which is an easy way to set up a secure wireless

network. WPS is an industry standard specification, defined by the WiFi Alliance.

WPS allows you to quickly set up a wireless network with strong security, without having to configure

security settings manually. Each WPS connection works between two devices. Both devices must

support WPS (check each device’s documentation to make sure).

Depending on the devices you have, you can either press a button (on the device itself, or in its

configuration utility) or enter a PIN (a unique Personal Identification Number that allows one device to

authenticate the other) in each of the two devices. When WPS is activated on a device, it has two

minutes to find another device that also has WPS activated. Then, the two devices connect and set up

a secure network by themselves.

This section gives you an example of how to set up wireless networks using WPS when the WX3310 is in AP

or Repeater mode. The following example uses the WX3310 as the AP and a WPS-enabled Android

smartphone as the wireless client.

The following WPS methods for creating a secure connection are described in the tutorial.

•

Push Button Configuration (PBC)

- create a secure wireless network simply by pressing a button. See

Section 10.9.3.2 on page 67

.This is the easier method.

•

PIN Configuration

- create a secure wireless network simply by entering a wireless client's PIN (Personal

Identification Number) in the WX3310’s interface. See

Section 10.9.3.3 on page 68

. This is the more

secure method, since one device can authenticate the other.

10.9.3.1

Security Parameters Summary

Refer to this table to see what other security parameters you should configure for each authentication

method or key management protocol type. MAC address filters are not dependent on how you

configure these security features.

Table 21

Wireless Security Relational Matrix

AUTHENTICATION METHOD/

KEY MANAGEMENT

PROTOCOL

ENCRYPTION

METHOD

ENTER MANUAL

KEY

IEEE 802.1X

Open

None

No

Disable

Enable without Dynamic WEP Key

Open

WEP

No

Enable with Dynamic WEP Key

Yes

Enable without Dynamic WEP Key

Yes

Disable

Section	Page
WX3310-B0	1
Document Conventions	3
Contents Overview	4
Table of Contents	5
User’s Guide	9
Introduction	10
1.1 Overview	10
1.2 Dual-Band WiFi	10
1.3 Securing the WX3310	11
1.4 Front Panel and LEDs	11
1.5 Back Panel	13
1.6 The WPS Button	14
1.6.1 Using the WPS Button	14
1.7 The RESET Button	15
1.7.1 Using the RESET Button	15
The Web Configurator	16
2.1 Overview	16
2.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter	16
2.2 Accessing the Web Configurator	16
2.3 Preparing your Computer to Access the Web Configurator	18
2.3.1 Static IP Configuration in Microsoft Windows	19
2.3.2 Static IP Configuration in MAC OS X	21
Modes	24
3.1 Overview	24
3.1.1 Web Configurator Modes	24
3.1.2 Device Operating Modes	24
Easy Mode	26
4.1 Overview	26
4.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter	27
4.2 Navigation Panel	27
4.3 Network Map	28
4.4 Status Screen (Easy Mode)	28
Access Point Mode	31
5.1 Overview	31
5.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter	31
5.2 Setting your WX3310 to AP Mode	31
5.2.1 Status Screen (AP Mode)	32
5.2.2 AP Navigation Panel	34
Repeater Mode	36
6.1 Overview	36
6.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter	36
6.2 Setting your WX3310 to Repeater Mode	36
6.2.1 Status Screen (Repeater Mode)	37
6.2.2 Repeater Navigation Panel	39
Tutorials	41
7.1 Overview	41
7.2 Configuring the WX3310 as an Access Point	41
7.3 Configuring the WX3310 as a Repeater	41
7.3.1 Selecting an AP from an Automatically Detected List	41
7.3.2 Selecting an AP by Manually Entering Security Information	42
Technical Reference	44
Monitor	45
8.1 Overview	45
8.2 What You Can Do	45
8.3 Log	45
8.4 Wireless Monitor	46
8.5 MBSS Monitor	48
8.6 Multicast Monitor	50
Network	51
9.1 Overview	51
9.2 What You Can Do	51
9.3 What You Need To Know	51
9.4 Networking Screen	52
Wireless LAN	54
10.1 Overview	54
10.2 What You Can Do in this Chapter	55
10.3 What You Should Know	55
10.3.1 Wireless Basic	55
10.3.2 WiFi6 / IEEE 802.11ax	55
10.4 Basic Wireless Network Screen	56
10.5 Advanced Wireless Network Screen	57
10.6 WPS Screen	58
10.7 MAC Filter	59
10.8 MBSS Screen	60
10.9 Technical Reference	61
10.9.1 Wireless Network Overview	61
10.9.2 Wireless Security Overview	63
10.9.3 WiFi Protected Setup (WPS)	66
AP Connection (Repeater Mode)	75
11.1 Overview	75
11.2 What You Can Do in this Chapter	75
11.3 Station Screen	75
11.4 AP List Screen	76
11.5 WPS Screen	78
Mesh	79
12.1 Overview	79
12.2 Mesh Screen	80
Maintenance	81
13.1 Overview	81
13.2 What You Can Do in this Chapter	81
13.3 Password Screen	81
13.4 Time Screen	82
13.5 Firmware Upgrade Screen	83
13.6 Restore Screen	84
13.6.1 Backup Configuration	85
13.6.2 Restore Configuration	85
13.6.3 Back to Factory Defaults	85
13.7 Restart Screen	86
Troubleshooting	87
14.1 Power, Hardware Connections, and LEDs	87
14.2 WX3310 Access and Login	88
14.3 Internet Access	89
14.4 Resetting the WX3310 to Its Factory Defaults	90
14.5 Wireless Problems	90
Wireless LANs	91
Customer Support	103
Legal Information	109

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