Wireless; Wireless Overview; Wireless Networking Basics; Architecture - Hitron CGN User Manual

This chapter describes the screens that display when you click Wireless in the
toolbar. It contains the following sections:
Wireless Overview
The Basic Settings Screen
IP Setting on page
The WPS & Security Screen
The Access Control Screen
7.1

WIRELESS OVERVIEW

This section describes some of the concepts related to the Wireless screens.
7.1.1

WIRELESS NETWORKING BASICS

Your CGN's wireless network is part of the Local Area Network (LAN), known as the
Wireless LAN (WLAN). The WLAN is a network of radio links between the CGN and
the other computers and devices that connect to it.
7.1.2

ARCHITECTURE

The wireless network consists of two types of device: access points (APs) and
clients.
The access point controls the network, providing a wireless connection to each
client.
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