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Chapter 6 Wireless 50
CHAPTER 6
Chapter 6 Wireless
6.1 Overview
This chapter describes the Device’s Network Setting > Wireless screens. Use these screens to set
up your Device’s wireless connection.
6.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter
•Use the General screen to enable the wireless LAN, enter the SSID and select the wireless security
mode (
Section 6.2 on page 52).
•Use the More AP screen to set up multiple wireless networks on your Device (Section 6.3 on page
59).
•Use the MAC Authentication screen to allow or deny wireless clients based on their MAC
addresses from connecting to the Device (
Section 6.4 on page 61).
•Use the WPS screen to enable or disable WPS, view or generate a security PIN (Personal
Identification Number) (
Section 6.5 on page 63).
•Use the WDS screen (see Section 6.6 on page 65) to set up a Wireless Distribution System, in
which the Device acts as a bridge with other access points.
•Use the WMM screen to enable Wi-Fi MultiMedia (WMM) to ensure quality of service in wireless
networks for multimedia applications (
Section 6.7 on page 67).
•Use the Scheduling screen to schedule a time period for the wireless LAN to operate each day
(
Section 6.8 on page 68).
•Use the Advanced screen to configure advanced wireless features (Section 6.9 on page 69).
You don’t necessarily need to use all these screens to set up your wireless connection. For example,
you may just want to set up a network name, a wireless radio channel and some security in the
General screen.
6.1.2 Wireless Network Overview
Wireless networks consist of wireless clients, access points and bridges.
• A wireless client is a radio connected to a user’s computer.
• An access point is a radio with a wired connection to a network, which can connect with
numerous wireless clients and let them access the network.
• A bridge is a radio that relays communications between access points and wireless clients,
extending a network’s range.