Wireless Lan; Chapter 7 Wireless Lan; Overview; What You Can Do In This Chapter - ZyXEL Communications P-870HW-51a v2 User Manual

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7.1 Overview

This chapter describes how to perform tasks related to setting up and optimizing your wireless
network, including the following.
• Turning the wireless connection on or off.
• Configuring a name, wireless channel and security for the network.
• Using WiFi Protected Setup (WPS) to configure your wireless network.
• Using a MAC (Media Access Control) address filter to restrict access to the wireless
network.
See Chapter 2 on page 31
example scenario.
See Section 7.9 on page 88

7.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter

This chapter describes the ZyXEL Device's Network > Wireless LAN screens. Use these
screens to set up your ZyXEL Device's wireless connection.
• The General screen lets you turn the wireless connection on or off, set up wireless
security and make other basic configuration changes
• Use the WPS screen and the WPS Station screen to use WiFi Protected Setup (WPS).
WPS lets you set up a secure network quickly, when connecting to other WPS-enabled
devices.
Use the WPS screen (see
security PIN (Personal Identification Number) and see information about the ZyXEL
Device's WPS status.
Use the WPS Station (see
button or using a PIN.
• The MAC Filter screen lets you configure the MAC filter to allow or block access to the
ZyXEL Device based on the MAC addresses of the wireless stations
86).
• The Advanced Setup screen lets you change the wireless mode, and make other advanced
wireless configuration changes
You don't necessarily need to use all these screens to set up your wireless connection. For
example, you may just want to set up a network name, a wireless radio channel and some
security in the General screen.
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for a tutorial showing how to set up your wireless connection in an
for advanced technical information on wireless networks.
Section 7.5 on page 84) to enable or disable WPS, generate a
Section 7.6 on page 85) screen to set up WPS by pressing a
(Section 7.8 on page
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(Section 7.4 on page 78).
(Section 7.7 on page
87).
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