ZyXEL N220 User Guide - Page 76
What You Can Do in This What You Need to Know, 5.1.3 Before You Begin
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Chapter 5 AP Mode 5.1.1 What You Can Do in This Section • On the Link Info screen, you can see your AP's current transmission and security status See Section 5.3 on page 77 for details. • On the Configuration screen, you can set up the broadcast parameters for your access point as well as its security options. See Section 5.4 on page 78 for details. • On the MAC Filter screen, you can configure the N220 to give exclusive access to devices or exclude specific devices from connecting to the AP. See Section 5.5 on page 82 for details. 5.1.2 What You Need to Know The following terms and concepts may help as you read through this section. MAC Address On a local area network (LAN) or other network, the MAC address is a computer's unique hardware number. On an Ethernet LAN, it's the same as your Ethernet address. The MAC layer frames data for transmission over the network, then passes the frame to the physical layer interface where it is transmitted as a stream of bits. See Also... The terms and concepts introduced in Chapter 4 on page 49 apply to this chapter as well. 5.1.3 Before You Begin Make sure the ZyXEL Utility is already installed. See the Quick Start Guide for more. To bridge your wired and wireless network using the N220, the following requirements must be met: • The N220 must be installed on a computer connected to the wired network. • Either bridge the two interfaces (wireless and wired) on the computer (using the Configuration screen) or configure network sharing. • Set the wireless station's IP address to be dynamic if you want the wireless stations to access the wired network or the Internet through the N220. Refer to Appendix A on page 101 for how to configure your computer's IP address. 76 N220 User's Guide