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Getting to Know Your ZyXEL Device
This chapter introduces the main features and applications of the ZyXEL Device.
1.1 Overview
The ZyXEL Device is the ideal device for connecting a HomePlug AV powerline network (which uses your electrical wiring) to your wireless and wired (Ethernet) LAN.
1.1.1 Wireless LAN Application
The ZyXEL Device Wireless LAN feature allows IEEE 802.11b or IEEE 802.11g compatible wireless clients to access the Internet or the local network as well as to communicate with each other. Wireless stations can move freely anywhere in the coverage area and use resources on the wired network. The Super G function allows compatible clients to connect to the ZyXEL Device at up to 108 Mbps. In the following figure, wireless clients A and B connect to ZyXEL Device C wirelessly to access the Internet through broadband modem D.
Figure 1 WLAN Application Example
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1.1.2 HomePlug AV
Connect to other HomePlug AV compatible devices through your home electrical wiring. A HomePlug AV network is capable of up to 200Mbps data transfer without the need for network cables. In the following figure, computers A and B use HomePlug AV powerline adapters and the building’s electrical wiring to connect to the ZyXEL Device C and access the Internet through broadband modem D.
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