Chapter 10 Wireless Lan; Overview; What You Can Do - ZyXEL Communications PLA4231 User Manual

10.1 Overview

This chapter discusses how to configure the wireless network settings in your PLA4231. See the
appendices for more detailed information about wireless networks.
The following figure provides an example of a wireless network.
Figure 44 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. Your PLA4231 is the AP.

10.2 What You Can Do

• Use the General screen
enter the SSID, select the channel, and configure wireless security between the PLA4231 and the
wireless clients.
• Use the MAC Filter screen
their MAC addresses from connecting to the PLA4231.
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