Using A Wireless Network; Setting Up A Wireless Network - Fortinet FortiGate FortiGate-100 Install Manual

Using a wireless network

Using a wireless network
WiFi-50B

Setting up a wireless network

FortiGate-50A/50B, FortiWiFi-50B and FortiGate-100 FortiOS 3.0 MR4 Install Guide
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This chapter is specifically for the FortiWiFi-50B.
In a wired network, computers are connected through a series of cables that
transfer information. In a wireless network, information is transferred over radio
waves. There are factors which affect the transmission of data "on the air" that you
must take into account when setting up a wireless network.
This section outlines the considerations for wireless networking and steps you can
take to make your wireless network as efficient as possible.
This section includes the following topics:
• Setting up a wireless network
• Wireless Security
• FortiWiFi-50B operation modes
• Setting up the FortiWiFi-50B as an Access Point
In its simplest form, a wireless network is an Access Point communicating with
one wireless device. An Access Point (AP) is a device that provides a
communications hub for a wireless network. The AP and the wireless devices
operate on a common radio channel. The FortiWiFi-50B acts as an AP and
assigns all wireless users to the same subnet. With the proper firewall policies
and routing, wireless users can communicate with users on the internal network or
on an external network such as the Internet.
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