What You Need To Know; Wi-Fi Basic Screen - ZyXEL Communications WAH7003 User Manual

7.1.2 What You Need to Know

Wireless Basics
"Wireless" is essentially radio communication. In the same way that walkie-talkie radios send and
receive information over the airwaves, wireless networking devices exchange information with one
another. A wireless networking device is just like a radio that lets your computer exchange
information with radios attached to other computers. Like walkie-talkies, most wireless networking
devices operate at radio frequency bands that are open to the public and do not require a license to
use. However, wireless networking is different from that of most traditional radio communications in
that there a number of wireless networking standards available with different methods of data
encryption.
Finding Out More
See Section 7.6 on page 47

7.2 Wi-Fi Basic Screen

Use this screen to enable the wireless LAN, enter the SSID and select the wireless security mode.
Note: If you are configuring the WAH7003 from a computer connected to the wireless
LAN and you change the WAH7003's SSID, channel or security settings, you will
lose your wireless connection when you press Apply to confirm. You must then
change the wireless settings of your computer to match the WAH7003's new
settings.
To access this screen, click Wi-Fi > Basic.
Figure 26 Wi-Fi > Basic
Chapter 7 Wi-Fi
for advanced technical information on wireless networks.
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