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Wireless LAN

This chapter discusses how to configure wireless LAN on the ZyWALL.

10.1 Wireless LAN Introduction

A wireless LAN can be as simple as two computers with wireless LAN adapters communicating in a peer-to-peer network or as complex as a number of computers with wireless LAN adapters communicating through access points which bridge network traffic to the wired LAN.

The following figure provides an example of a wireless network.

Figure 127 Example of a Wireless Network

The wireless network is the part in the blue circle. In this wireless network, devices A and B are called wireless clients. The wireless clients use the access point (AP) to interact with other devices (such as the printer) or with the Internet. Your ZyWALL is the AP.

Every wireless network must follow these basic guidelines.

 

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