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CHAPTER 5
Wireless
5.1 Overview
This chapt er describes t he LTE Device’s N e t w or k Se t ting > W ir e less screens. Use these screens
to set up your LTE Device’s wireless connect ion.
5.1.1 What You Can Do in this Chapter
• Use the Genera l screen to enable t he Wireless LAN, ent er t he SSI D and select t he wireless
securit y m ode (
Section 5.2 on page 45) .
• Use the M or e AP scr een t o set u p m ult iple w ir eless net w or ks on your LTE Dev ice (
Section 5.3 on
page 51
) .
• Use the W PS screen to enable or disable WPS, view or generat e a security PI N ( Personal
I dent ificat ion Num ber) ( Sect ion 5.4 on page 53) .
• Use the W MM screen t o enable Wi- Fi MultiMedia ( WMM) t o ensure qualit y of service in wireless
networks for m ult im edia applications (Sect ion 5.5 on page 55) .
• Use the Sche duling screen to schedule a tim e period for t he wireless LAN t o operate each day
( Sect ion 5.6 on page 57) .
You don’t necessarily need t o use all t hese screens t o set up your wireless connect ion. For exam ple,
you m ay just want t o set up a net w ork nam e, a wireless radio channel and som e securit y in the
Gen e ra l screen.
5.1.2 Wireless Network Overview
Wireless networks consist of wireless client s, access point s and bridges.
• A wireless client is a radio connected t o a user’s com put er.
• An access point is a radio with a wir ed connection t o a net work, which can connect with
num erous wireless clients and let t hem access t he network.
• A bridge is a radio t hat relays com m unicat ions bet ween access point s and wireless clients,
ext ending a networ k’s range.
Traditionally, a wireless net work operat es in one of two ways.
• An “ infrastructure” t ype of net work has one or m ore access point s and one or m ore wireless
clients. The w ireless client s connect t o the access point s.
• An “ ad- hoc” t ype of net work is one in which t here is no access point . Wireless client s connect t o
one anot her in order to exchange inform ation.