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• 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.
• An “infrastructure” type of network has one or more access points and one or
more wireless clients. The wireless clients connect to the access points.
• An “ad-hoc” type of network is one in which there is no access point. Wireless
clients connect to one another in order to exchange information.
The following figure provides an example of a wireless network.
Figure 36
Example of a Wireless Network
The wireless network is the part in the blue circle. In this wireless network,
devices
A
and
B
use the access point (
AP
) to interact with the other devices (such
as the printer) or with the Internet. Your ZyXEL Device is the AP.
Every wireless network must follow these basic guidelines.
• Every device in the same wireless network must use the same SSID.
The SSID is the name of the wireless network. It stands for Service Set
IDentifier.
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Page 192: ...Chapter 12 Network Address Translation NAT VSG1432 B101 Series User s Guide 192 ...
Page 198: ...Chapter 13 Dynamic DNS Setup VSG1432 B101 Series User s Guide 198 ...
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Page 230: ...Chapter 18 Parental Control VSG1432 B101 Series User s Guide 230 ...
Page 278: ...Chapter 25 Traffic Status VSG1432 B101 Series User s Guide 278 ...
Page 282: ...Chapter 26 IGMP Status VSG1432 B101 Series User s Guide 282 ...
Page 290: ...Chapter 28 Remote Management VSG1432 B101 Series User s Guide 290 ...
Page 294: ...Chapter 29 Time Settings VSG1432 B101 Series User s Guide 294 ...
Page 298: ...Chapter 30 Logs Setting VSG1432 B101 Series User s Guide 298 ...
Page 314: ...Chapter 34 Troubleshooting VSG1432 B101 Series User s Guide 314 ...
Page 344: ...Appendix A Setting up Your Computer s IP Address VSG1432 B101 Series User s Guide 344 ...
Page 354: ...Appendix B IP Addresses and Subnetting VSG1432 B101 Series User s Guide 354 ...
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