ZyXEL Communications P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series, User Manual

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P-2601HN(L)-F1 Series User’s Guide
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Wireless
6.1 Overview
This chapter describes the ZyXEL Device’s Network Setting > Wireless screens.
Use these screens to set up your ZyXEL 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 ( Section 6.2 on page 83 ).
• Use the More AP screen to set up multiple wireless networks on your ZyXEL
Device ( Section 6.3 on page 91 ).
• Use the WPS screen to enable or disable WPS, view or generate a security PIN
(Personal Identification Number) ( Section 6.4 on page 93 ).
• Use the WMM screen to enable Wi-Fi MultiMedia (WMM) to ensure quality of
service in wireless networks for multimedia applications ( Section 6.5 on page
95 ).
• Use the Scheduling screen to schedule a time period for the wireless LAN to
operate each day ( Section 6.6 on page 97 ).
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.
Traditionally, a wireless network operates in one of two ways.