Wireless; Wireless Basics - Hitron CGNV2 User Manual

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This chapter provides an introduction to wireless networking, describes some
common wireless network setup procedures, and documents the screens that
display when you click Wireless in the toolbar. It contains the following
sections:Wireless Basics
networks work and are
describes how to perform some common wireless network configuration tasks
using your CGNV2.
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Advanced Wireless Networking
information. If you are just interested in setting up your wireless network in a
standard configuration you do not need to read this section.
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The Wireless Screens
each of the CGNV2's wireless screens.
Use this section as a reference to find out about a particular screen or field.
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WIRELESS BASICS

This section describes how wireless networks and wireless security work.
Your CGNV2's wireless network is part of the Local Area Network (LAN), known as
the Wireless LAN (WLAN). The WLAN is a network of radio links between the
CGNV2 and the other computers and devices that connect to it.
In the following figure, the wireless network is the part in the circle. The laptop and the
PC are called "wireless clients" and connect to the CGNV2, which is called the
"access point" or "AP". The wireless clients can use the AP to access other devices
(such as the printer) or the Internet.
on page 73: this section describes how wireless
secured.Wireless Tutorials
on page 78: this section provides more in-depth
on page 80: this section provides detailed information on
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WIRELESS

on page 75: this section
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