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Chapter 6
Wireless
6.1 Overview
This chapter describes the Device’s
Network Setting > Wireless
screens. Use these screens to set
up your Device’s wireless connection.
6.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter
• Use the
General
screen to enable the wireless LAN, enter the SSID and select the wireless security
mode (
).
• Use the
More AP
screen to set up multiple wireless networks on your Device (
).
• 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
WDS
) to set up a Wireless Distribution System, in
which the Device acts as a bridge with other access points.
• Use the
WMM screen
to enable Wi-Fi MultiMedia (WMM) to ensure quality of service in wireless
networks for multimedia applications (
).
• Use the
Scheduling
screen to schedule a time period for the wireless LAN to operate each day
• Use the
Advanced
screen to configure advanced wireless features (
).
You don’t necessarily need to use all these screens to set up your wireless connection. For example,
you may just want to set up a network name, a wireless radio channel and some security in the
General
screen.
6.1.2 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.
