Technical Reference; Wireless Network Overview - ZyXEL Communications VMG5313-BXB SERIES User Manual

Note: The Scan button only works when the VMG uses 20MHz for the wireless channel
width. You can go to the
more link, and then change the channel width setting in the Bandwidth field.
Figure 42 Network Setting > Wireless > Channel Status

7.10 Technical Reference

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

7.10.1 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.
• An "infrastructure" type of network has one or more access points and one or more wireless
clients. The wireless clients connect to the access points.
• An "ad-hoc" type of network is one in which there is no access point. Wireless clients connect to
one another in order to exchange information.
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