Wireless; Chapter 7 Wireless; Overview; What You Can Do In This Chapter - ZyXEL Communications VMG1312-B Series User Manual

7.1 Overview

This chapter describes the Device's Network Setting > Wireless screens. Use these screens to
set up your Device's wireless connection.

7.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter

This section describes the Device's Wireless screens. Use these screens to set up your Device's
wireless connection.
• Use the General screen to enable the Wireless LAN, enter the SSID and select the wireless
security mode
• Use the Guest / More AP screen to set up multiple wireless networks on your Device
7.3 on page
• Use the MAC Authentication screen to allow or deny wireless clients based on their MAC
addresses from connecting to the Device
• Use the WPS screen to enable or disable WPS, view or generate a security PIN (Personal
Identification Number)
• Use the WMM screen to enable Wi-Fi MultiMedia (WMM) to ensure quality of service in wireless
networks for multimedia applications
• Use the WDS screen to set up a Wireless Distribution System, in which the Device acts as a
bridge with other ZyXEL access points
• Use the Others screen to configure wireless advanced features, such as the RTS/CTS Threshold
(Section 7.8 on page
• Use the Channel Status screen to scan wireless LAN channel noises and view the results
(Section 7.9 on page

7.1.2 What You Need to Know

Wireless Basics
"Wireless" is essentially radio communication. In the same way that walkie-talkie radios send and
receive information over the airwowaves, wireless networking devices exchange information with
one another. A wireless networking device is just like a radio that lets your computer exchange
information with radios attached to other computers. Like walkie-talkies, most wireless networking
devices operate at radio frequency bands that are open to the public and do not require a license to
use. However, wireless networking is different from that of most traditional radio communications in
that there a number of wireless networking standards available with different methods of data
encryption.
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