Users Manual Part 1

EMG6726/8726-B10A User’s Guide
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CHAPTER 7
Wireless
7.1 Overview
This chapter describes the EMG’s Network Setting > Wireless screens. Use these screens to set up your
EMG’s wireless connection.
7.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter
This section describes the EMG’s Wireless screens. Use these screens to set up your EMG’s wireless
connection.
• Use the WiFi screen to enable the Wireless LAN, enter the SSID and select the wireless security mode
(Section 7.2 on page 78).
• Use the Guest WiFi screen to set up multiple wireless networks on your EMG (Section 7.3 on page 80).
• Use the WPS screen to add another WPS-enabled wireless device (within wireless range of the EMG)
to the EMG’s 2.4G or 5G wireless network(Section 7.4 on page 82).
• Use the Advanced screen to configure advanced settings for the EMG’s 2.4G and 5G wireless
network (Section 7.5 on page 82).
• Use the Channel Status screen to scan the number of devices which are using 2.4G and/or 5G wireless
channels and view the results (Section 7.6 on page 85).
• Use the MESH screen to enable or disable wireless roaming between the EMG and an wireless AP
extender device (Section 7.7 on page 87).
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.
Finding Out More
See Section 7.8 on page 89 for advanced technical information on wireless networks.