ZyXEL Communications 802.11b/g Wireless Access Point NWA-1100 - Manual (Page 43)

ZyXEL NWA-1100 User’s Guide
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Tutorial
This chapter first provides an overview of how to configure the wireless LAN on your ZyXEL
Device, and then gives step-by-step guidelines showing how to configure your ZyXEL Device
for some example scenarios.
4.1 How to Configure the Wireless LAN
This section illustrates how to choose which wireless operating mode to use on the ZyXEL
Device and how to set up the wireless LAN in each wireless mode. See
Section 4.1.3 on page
44 for links to more information on each step.
4.1.1 Choosing the Wireless Mode
• Use Access Point operating mode if you want to allow wireless clients to access your
wired network, all using the same security and Quality of Service (QoS) settings. See
Section 1.2.1 on page 25 for details.
• Use Wireless Client operating mode if you want to use the ZyXEL Device to access a
wireless network. See Section 1.2.2 on page 26 for details.
• Use Bridge operating mode if you want to use the ZyXEL Device to communicate with
other access points. See Section 1.2.2 on page 26 for details.
The ZyXEL Device is a bridge when other APs access your wired Ethernet network
through the ZyXEL Device.
• Use AP + Bridge operating mode if you want to use the ZyXEL Device as an access point
(see above) while also communicating with other access points. See Section 1.2.4 on page
29 for details.
4.1.2 Wireless LAN Configuration Overview
The following figure shows the steps you should take to configure the wireless settings
according to the operating mode you select. Use the Web Configurator to set up your ZyXEL
Device’s wireless network (see your Quick Start Guide for information on setting up your
ZyXEL Device and accessing the Web Configurator).