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3.6 Wireless

LAN

A Wireless LAN (WLAN) is a local network that communicates through
wireless connections.

The Ericsson W3x can be used as a WLAN Access Point (AP), connecting
to wireless PCs according to the IEEE standard 802.11b/g, providing
Internet and LAN access.

The WLAN settings are displayed on the Wireless LAN page.

Figure 35 - Wireless LAN page

3.6.1 Enable

WLAN

To enable the wireless LAN on the Ericsson W3x select the “Enable WLAN”
check box and click the

Apply

button to save the setting. To ensure the

security of your Wireless LAN, you are recommended to change the default
settings for network name (SSID) and authentication.

Note: The wireless setup typically requires configuration of both the

Ericsson W3x and the wireless client(s). For more information on
configuration of wireless clients, see section 6.2 – Wireless LAN
Settings
.