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WX3401-B0 User’s Guide
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6.1 Wireless Overview
This chapter describes the WX3401-B0’s Network Setting > Wireless screens. Use these screens to set up
your WX3401-B0’s WiFi connection and security settings.
6.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter
This section describes the WX3401-B0’s Wireless screens. Use these screens to set up your WX3401-B0’s
wireless connection.
• Use the General screen to enable WiFi, enter the SSID and select the wireless security mode ( Section
6.2 on page 83 ).
• Use the Guest/More AP screen to set up multiple wireless networks on your WX3401-B0 ( Section 6.3 on
page 88 ).
• Use the MAC Authentication screen to allow or deny wireless clients based on their MAC addresses
from connecting to the WX3401-B0 ( Section 6.4 on page 90 ).
• Use the WPS screen to enable or disable WPS, view or generate a security PIN (Personal Identification
Number) ( Section 6.5 on page 92 ).
• Use the WMM screen to enable WiFi MultiMedia (WMM) to ensure quality of service in wireless
networks for multimedia applications ( Section 6.6 on page 94 ).
• Use the Others screen to configure wireless advanced features, such as the DTIM interval ( Section 6.7
on page 95 ).
• Use the Channel Status screen to scan WiFi channel noises and view the results ( Section 6.8 on page
97 ).
• Use the Operating Modes screen to manually enter the SSID and security settings of the AP to which
you want the WX3401-B0 to connect ( Section 6.9 on page 98 ).
• Use the AP List screen to scan the wireless networks in the WX3401-B0’s area. You can also select an
AP from the list and enter its WiFi password to connect to the wireless network ( Section 6.10 on page
100 ).
6.1.2 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 airwaves, 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 are a
number of wireless networking standards available with different methods of data encryption.