Hitron CGNV4 - Wireless; Wireless Overview

Version 1.1, 02/2014. Copyright 2012 Hitron Technologies
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Version 1.1, 02/2014. Copyright 2014 Hitron Technologies
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Hitron CGNV4 User’s Guide
4
Wireless
This chapter describes the screens that display when you click Wireless in the
toolbar. It contains the following sections:
 Wireless Overview on page 61
 The Wireless Basic Settings Screen on page 64
 The WPS & Security Screen on page 71
 The Advanced Wireless Screen on page 74
4.1 Wireless Overview
This section describes some of the concepts related to the Wireless screens.
4.1.1 Wireless Networking Basics
Your CGNV4’s wireless network is part of the Local Area Network (LAN), known as
the Wireless LAN (WLAN). The WLAN is a network of radio links between the
CGNV4 and the other computers and devices that connect to it.
4.1.2 Architecture
The wireless network consists of two types of device: access points (APs) and
clients.
 The access point controls the network, providing a wireless connection to each
client.