Chapter 6 Wireless Lan; Wireless Network Overview - ZyXEL Communications P-661HW User Manual

This chapter discusses how to configure the wireless network settings in your device (wireless
devices only). See the appendices for more detailed information about wireless networks.

6.1 Wireless Network Overview

The following figure provides an example of a wireless network.
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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