Technical Reference; Wireless Network Overview - ZyXEL Communications P-870H Series User Manual

7.10 Technical Reference

This section discusses wireless LANs in depth. For more information, see the
appendix.

7.10.1 Wireless Network Overview

The following figure provides an example of a wireless network.
Figure 57 Example of a Wireless Network
The wireless network is the part in the blue circle. In this wireless network,
devices A and B use the access point (AP) to interact with the other devices (such
as the printer) or with the Internet. Your ZyXEL Device is the AP.
Every wireless network must follow these basic guidelines.
• Every device in the same wireless network must use the same SSID.
The SSID is the name of the wireless network. It stands for Service Set IDentity.
• If two wireless networks overlap, they should use a different channel.
Like radio stations or television channels, each wireless network uses a specific
channel, or frequency, to send and receive information.
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