Before You Begin; Wireless Lan Overview - ZyXEL Communications NWD2105 User Manual

Wireless n-line usb adapter

Hide thumbs Also See for NWD2105:

Table of Contents

Chapter 2 Wireless LANs

Encryption

The process of taking data and encoding it, usually using a mathematical formula,

so that it becomes unreadable unless decrypted with the proper code or pass

phrase.

2.1.3 Before You Begin

• You should have valid login information for an existing network Access Point,

otherwise you may not be able to make a network connection right away.

The following figure provides an example of a wireless network with an AP. See

Figure 3 on page 20

Figure 4 Example of a Wireless Network

The wireless network is the part in the blue circle. In this wireless network,

devices A and B are called wireless clients. The wireless clients use the access

point (AP) to interact with other devices (such as the printer) or with the Internet

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.

for an Ad Hoc network example.

NWD2105 User's Guide

Table of Contents