User`s guide

WIRELESS

HITRON CGN USER’S GUIDE

WIRELESS

This chapter describes the screens that display when you click Wireless in the

toolbar. It contains the following sections:

Wireless Overview on page 78

The Basic Settings Screen on page 81

IP Setting on page 84

The WPS & Security Screen on page 85

The Access Control Screen on page 90

7.1 WIRELESS OVERVIEW

This section describes some of the concepts related to the Wireless screens.

7.1.1 WIRELESS NETWORKING BASICS

Your CGN’s wireless network is part of the Local Area Network (LAN), known as the

Wireless LAN (WLAN). The WLAN is a network of radio links between the CGN and

the other computers and devices that connect to it.

7.1.2 ARCHITECTURE

The wireless network consists of two types of device: access points (APs) and

clients.

The access point controls the network, providing a wireless connection to each

client.