Before You Start; Ap Screen - ZyXEL Communications P-2612HW-F1 User Manual

Chapter 8 Wireless LAN
The MAC address filter controls access to the wireless network. You can use the
MAC address of each wireless client to allow or deny access to the wireless
network.
Finding Out More
• See Chapter 4 on page 45
connection in an example scenario.
• See Section 8.9 on page 159
networks.

8.1.3 Before You Start

Before you start using these screens, ask yourself the following questions. See
Section 8.1.2 on page 140
you.
• What wireless standards do the other wireless devices support (IEEE 802.11g,
for example)? What is the most appropriate standard to use?
• What security options do the other wireless devices support (WPA-PSK, for
example)? What is the best one to use?
• Do the other wireless devices support WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup)? If so, you
can set up a well-secured network very easily.
Even if some of your devices support WPS and some do not, you can use WPS to
set up your network and then add the non-WPS devices manually, although this
is somewhat more complicated to do.
• What advanced options do you want to configure, if any? If you want to
configure advanced options such as Quality of Service, ensure that you know
precisely what you want to do. If you do not want to configure advanced
options, leave them alone.

8.2 AP Screen

Note: If you are configuring the ZyXEL Device from a computer connected to the
wireless LAN and you change the ZyXEL Device's SSID or security settings,
you will lose your wireless connection when you press Apply to confirm. You
must then change the wireless settings of your computer to match the ZyXEL
Device's new settings.
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for a tutorial showing how to set up your wireless
for advanced technical information on wireless
if some of the terms used here do not make sense to
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