Wireless; Chapter 6 Wireless; Overview; What You Can Do In This Chapter - ZyXEL Communications P-661HNU Manual

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6.1 Overview

This chapter describes the ZyXEL Device's Network Setting > Wireless screens.
Use these screens to set up your ZyXEL Device's wireless connection.

6.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter

• Use the General screen to enable the Wireless LAN, enter the SSID and select
the wireless security mode
• Use the More AP screen to set up multiple wireless networks on your ZyXEL
Device (Section 6.3 on page
• Use the WPS screen to enable or disable WPS, view or generate a security PIN
(Personal Identification Number)
• Use the WMM screen to enable Wi-Fi MultiMedia (WMM) to ensure quality of
service in wireless networks for multimedia applications
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• Use the Scheduling screen to schedule a time period for the wireless LAN to
operate each day
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.

6.1.2 Wireless Network Overview

Wireless networks consist of wireless clients, access points and bridges.
• A wireless client is a radio connected to a user's computer.
• An access point is a radio with a wired connection to a network, which can
connect with numerous wireless clients and let them access the network.
• A bridge is a radio that relays communications between access points and
wireless clients, extending a network's range.
Traditionally, a wireless network operates in one of two ways.
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