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CHAPTER 7 Wireless 7.1 Wireless Overview This chapter describes the Zyxel Device's Network Setting > Wireless screens. Use these screens to set up your Zyxel Device's WiFi connection and security settings. 7.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter This section describes the Zyxel Device's Wireless screens. Use these screens to set up your Zyxel Device's wireless connection. • Use the General screen to enable WiFi, enter the SSID and select the wireless security mode (Section 7.2 on page 86). • Use the Guest/More AP screen to set up multiple wireless networks on your Zyxel Device (Section 7.3 on page 91). • Use the MAC Authentication screen to allow or deny wireless clients based on their MAC addresses from connecting to the Zyxel Device (Section 7.4 on page 95). • Use the WPS screen to enable or disable WPS, view or generate a security PIN (Personal Identification Number) (Section 7.5 on page 96). • Use the WMM screen to enable WiFi MultiMedia (WMM) to ensure quality of service in wireless networks for multimedia applications (Section 7.6 on page 98). • Use the Others screen to configure wireless advanced features, such as the RTS/CTS Threshold (Section 7.7 on page 99). • Use the Channel Status screen to scan WiFi channel noises and view the results (Section 7.8 on page 102). • Use the Band Steering screen to allow dual-band wireless client devices, to use the less-congested and higher capacity 5 GHz band, leaving the more crowded 2.4 GHz band available for legacy clients (Section 7.9 on page 102). 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 airwaves, 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 are a number of wireless networking standards available with different methods of data encryption. EX5510-B0 User's Guide 85