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Wireless LAN

7.1 Overview

This chapter describes how to perform tasks related to setting up and optimizing your wireless network, including the following.

•Turning the wireless connection on or off.

•Configuring a name, wireless channel and security for the network.

•Using WiFi Protected Setup (WPS) to configure your wireless network.

•Setting up multiple wireless networks.

•Using a MAC (Media Access Control) address filter to restrict access to the wireless network.

•Performing other performance-related wireless tasks.

7.1.1What You Can Do in the Wireless LAN Screens

This section describes the AMG1312-T Series’s Network Setting > Wireless screens. Use these screens to set up your AMG1312-T Series’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 88).

•Use the More/Guest AP screen (see Section 7.3 on page 94) to set up multiple wireless networks on your AMG1312-T Series and/or set up a guest wireless network on your AMG1312-T Seriesto allow associated wireless clients to access the Internet.

•Use the MAC Authentication screen to allow or deny wireless clients based on their MAC addresses from connecting to the AMG1312-T Series (Section 7.4 on page 96).

•Use the WPS screen (see Section 7.5 on page 97) to enable or disable WPS, generate a security PIN (Personal Identification Number) and see information about the AMG1312-T Series’s WPS status.

•Use the WDS screen (see Section 7.6 on page 99) to set up a Wireless Distribution System, in which the AMG1312-T Series acts as a bridge with other ZyXEL access points.

•Use the WMM screen to enable WiFi MultiMedia (WMM) to ensure quality of service in wireless networks for multimedia applications (Section 7.7 on page 100).

•Use the Scheduling screen (see Section 7.8 on page 100) to configure the dates/times to enable or disable the wireless LAN.

•Use the Advanced screen to configure wireless advanced features (Section 7.9 on page 101).

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 security in the General screen.

 

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