ZyXEL Communications VMG3925-B10A - Chapter 7: Wireless; 7.1 Overview

VMG3925-B10A User’s Guide
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CHAPTER 7
Wireless
7.1 Overview
This chapter describes the VMG’s Network Setting > Wireless screens. Use these screens to set
up your VMG’s wireless connection.
7.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter
This section describes the VMG’s Wireless screens. Use these screens to set up your VMG’s
wireless connection.
•Use the General screen to enable the Wireless LAN, enter the SSID and select the wireless
security mode (Section 7.2 on page 86).
•Use the Guest / More AP screen to set up multiple wireless networks on your VMG (Section 7.3
on page 91).
•Use the MAC Authentication screen to allow or deny wireless clients based on their MAC
addresses from connecting to the VMG (Section 7.5 on page 94).
•Use the WPS screen to enable or disable WPS, view or generate a security PIN (Personal
Identification Number) (Section 7.5 on page 94).
•Use the WMM screen to enable Wi-Fi MultiMedia (WMM) to ensure quality of service in wireless
networks for multimedia applications (Section 7.6 on page 96).
•Use the WDS screen to set up a Wireless Distribution System, in which the VMG acts as a bridge
with other ZyXEL access points (Section 7.7 on page 97).
•Use the Others screen to configure wireless advanced features, such as the RTS/CTS Threshold
(Section 7.8 on page 99).
•Use the Channel Status screen to scan wireless LAN channel noises and view the results
(Section 7.9 on page 101).
7.1.2 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 airwowaves, 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 a number of wireless networking standards available with different methods of data
encryption.