Chapter 11 WLAN Screens
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• Use the Port Roles screen (Section 11.5 on page 226) to set a port to be part of the WLAN
and connect an Access Point (AP) to the WLAN interface to extend the ZyWALL’s
wireless LAN coverage.
11.1.2 What You Need to Know About WLAN
DHCP
See Section 7.1.2 on page 150 for more information on DHCP.
Like the LAN, the ZyWALL can also assign TCP/IP configuration via DHCP to computers
connected to the WLAN ports.
IP alias
See Section 7.4 on page 156 for more information on IP alias.
Port roles
See Section 7.5 on page 158 for more information on port roles.
Finding Out More
• See Section 2.5 on page 58 for how to install a WLAN card.
• See the WLAN appendix for more detailed information on WLANs.
11.2 The WLAN Screen
Do one of the following to add a local wireless LAN to the ZyWALL. See Section 9.4 on page
192 if you need to configure a 3G connection (a 3G connection is for Internet access instead of
providing a local wireless LAN).
" Turn the ZyWALL off before you install or remove the wireless LAN card. See
the product specifications chapter for a table of compatible ZyXEL WLAN
cards (and the WLAN security features each card supports) and how to install
a WLAN card.
Insert a compatible wireless LAN card and enable the card in the WIRELESS > Wi-Fi screen
(see Figure 130 on page 232).
Click NETWORK > WLAN to open the WLAN screen to configure the IP address for the
ZyWALL’s WLAN interface, other TCP/IP and DHCP settings.
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