ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide
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Tutorial
This chapter first provides an overview of how to configure the wireless LAN on
your ZyXEL Device, and then gives step-by-step guidelines showing how to
configure your ZyXEL Device for some example scenarios.
4.1 How to Configure the Wireless LAN
This section illustrates how to choose which wireless operating mode to use on the
ZyXEL Device and how to set up the wireless LAN in each wireless mode. See
for links to more information on each step.
4.1.1 Choosing the Wireless Mode
• Use
Access Point
operating mode if you want to allow wireless clients to access
your wired network, all using the same security and Quality of Service (QoS)
settings. See
for details.
• Use
Wireless Client
operating mode if you want to use the ZyXEL Device to
access a wireless network. See
for details.
• Use
Bridge
operating mode if you want to use the ZyXEL Device to
communicate with other access points. See
for details.
The ZyXEL Device is a bridge when other APs access your wired Ethernet
network through the ZyXEL Device.
• Use
AP + Bridge
operating mode if you want to use the ZyXEL Device as an
access point (see above) while also communicating with other access points.
See
for details.
4.1.2 Wireless LAN Configuration Overview
The following figure shows the steps you should take to configure the wireless
settings according to the operating mode you select. Use the Web Configurator to
set up your ZyXEL Device’s wireless network (see your Quick Start Guide for
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