Operation Manual
Table Of Contents
- VMG4825-B10A
- User’s Guide
- Introducing the VMG
- The Web Configurator
- Quick Start
- Tutorials
- 4.1 Overview
- 4.2 Setting Up an ADSL PPPoE Connection
- 4.3 Setting Up a Secure Wireless Network
- 4.4 Setting Up Multiple Wireless Groups
- 4.5 Configuring Static Route for Routing to Another Network
- 4.6 Configuring QoS Queue and Class Setup
- 4.7 Access the VMG Using DDNS
- 4.8 Configuring the MAC Address Filter
- 4.9 Access Your Shared Files From a Computer
- Technical Reference
- Network Map and Status Screens
- Broadband
- Wireless
- Home Networking
- Routing
- Quality of Service (QoS)
- Network Address Translation (NAT)
- Dynamic DNS Setup
- VLAN Group
- Interface Grouping
- USB Service
- Firewall
- MAC Filter
- Parental Control
- Scheduler Rule
- Certificates
- Log
- Traffic Status
- ARP Table
- Routing Table
- Multicast Status
- xDSL Statistics
- System
- User Account
- Remote Management
- SNMP
- Time Settings
- E-mail Notification
- Log Setting
- Firmware Upgrade
- Backup/Restore
- Diagnostic
- Troubleshooting
- Appendices
Chapter 7 Wireless
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• 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.
Traditionally, a wireless network operates in one of two ways.
• An “infrastructure” type of network has one or more access points and one or more wireless
clients. The wireless clients connect to the access points.
• An “ad-hoc” type of network is one in which there is no access point. Wireless clients connect to
one another in order to exchange information.
The following figure provides an example of a wireless network.
Figure 41 Example of a Wireless Network
The wireless network is the part in the blue circle. In this wireless network, devices A and B use the
access point (AP) to interact with the other devices (such as the printer) or with the Internet. Your
VMG is the AP.
Every wireless network must follow these basic guidelines.
• Every device in the same wireless network must use the same SSID.
The SSID is the name of the wireless network. It stands for Service Set IDentifier.
• If two wireless networks overlap, they should use a different channel.
Like radio stations or television channels, each wireless network uses a specific channel, or
frequency, to send and receive information.