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Each field is described in the following table.
5.3 Guest WiFi Settings
Use this screen to enable or disable the guest 2.4G and/or 5G wireless networks. When the switch goes
to the right (
), the function is enabled. Otherwise, it is not. You can check their SSIDs (WiFi network
name) and passwords from this screen. If you want to show or hide your WiFi passwords, click the Eye
icon.
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Guest WiFi Settings
Click the Arrow icon ( ) to open the following screen. Use this screen to configure the SSIDs and/or
passwords for your guest wireless networks.
Table 9 WiFi Settings: Configuration
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
Keep 2.4G and 5G
the same
Select this and the 2.4G and 5G wireless networks will use the same SSID.
If you deselect this, the screen will change. You need to assign different SSIDs for the 2.4G
and 5G wireless networks.
2.4G/5G WiFi
Click this switch to enable or disable the 2.4G and/or 5G wireless networks. When the switch
goes to the right
, the function is enabled. Otherwise, it is not.
WiFi Name
The SSID (Service Set IDentity) identifies the service set with which a wireless device is
associated. Wireless devices associating to the access point (AP) must have the same SSID.
Enter a descriptive name (up to 32 English keyboard characters) for WiFi.
WiFi Password
If you selected
Random Password
, this field displays a pre-shared key generated by the Zyxel
Device.
If you did not select
Random Password
, you can manually type a pre-shared key from 8 to 64
case-sensitive keyboard characters.
Click the Eye icon to show or hide the password for your wireless network. When the Eye icon
is slashed
, you’ll see the password in plain text. Otherwise, it is hidden.
Random Password
Select this option to have the Zyxel Device automatically generate a password. The
WiFi
Password
field will not be configurable when you select this option.
Hide WiFi Name
Select this check box to hide the SSID in the outgoing beacon frame so a station cannot
obtain the SSID through scanning using a site survey tool.
Note: Disable WPS in the
Network Setting
>
Wireless
>
WPS
screen to hide the SSID.
Save
Click
Save
to save your changes.