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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.

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

See Chapter 2 on page 27 for a tutorial showing how to set up your wireless connection in an example scenario.

See Section 7.9 on page 117 for advanced technical information on wireless networks.

7.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter

This chapter describes the P-870HN-51D’s Network > Wireless LAN screens. Use these screens to set up your P-870HN-51D’s wireless connection.

•The General screen lets you turn the wireless connection on or off, set up wireless security and make other basic configuration changes (Section 7.4 on page 102). You can also configure the MAC filter to allow or block access to the P-870HN-51D based on the MAC addresses of the wireless stations.

•The More AP screen lets you set up multiple wireless networks on your P- 870HN-51D (Section 7.5 on page 112).

•Use the WPS screen and the WPS Station screen to use WiFi Protected Setup (WPS). WPS lets you set up a secure network quickly, when connecting to other WPS-enabled devices.

Use the WPS screen (see Section 7.6 on page 113) to enable or disable WPS, generate a security PIN (Personal Identification Number) and see information about the P-870HN-51D’s WPS status.

Use the WPS Station (see Section 7.7 on page 115) screen to set up WPS by pressing a button or using a PIN.

 

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