ZyXEL Communications AM3100-B0 - Chapter 9 Wireless; What You Can Do in this Chapter; What You Need to Know; Wireless

VMG/EMG/AM/DM/GM Series User’s Guide
212
CHAPTER 9
Wireless
9.1 Wireless Overview
This chapter describes the Zyxel Device’s Network Setting > Wireless screens. Use these screens to set up
your Zyxel Device’s WiFi network and security settings.
9.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter
This section describes the Zyxel Device’s Wireless screens. Use these screens to set up your Zyxel Device’s
WiFi connection.
• Use the General screen to enable the Wireless LAN, enter the SSID and select the WiFi security mode
(Section 9.2 on page 213)
• Use the Guest/More AP screen to set up multiple WiFi networks on your Zyxel Device (Section 9.3 on
page 218).
• Use the MAC Authentication screen to allow or deny WiFi clients based on their MAC addresses from
connecting to the Zyxel Device (Section 9.4 on page 221).
• Use the WPS screen to enable or disable WPS, view or generate a security PIN (Personal Identification
Number) (Section 9.5 on page 222).
• Use the WMM screen to enable WiFi MultiMedia (WMM) to ensure quality of service in WiFi networks for
multimedia applications (Section 9.6 on page 224).
• Use the Others screen to configure WiFi advanced features, such as the RTS/CTS Threshold (Section 9.7
on page 225).
• Use the Channel Status screen to scan the number of accessing points and view the results (Section
9.8 on page 227).
• Use the WLAN Scheduler screen to create rules to schedule the times to permit Internet traffic from
each wireless network interfaces (Section 9.9 on page 228).
• Use the MESH screen to enable or disable MPro Mesh on your Zyxel Device (Section 9.10 on page
230).
9.1.2 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.