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4.0 Configuration
Wireless distribution system (WDS) is a system enabling the
wireless interconnection of access points. WDS preserves the
MAC addresses of client frames across links between access
points
WDS
Values (selection)
On
/ Off
Disabling the SSID broadcast helps secure the wireless
network. Enabling the broadcast of the SSID (Network Name)
will permit others to ‘see’ the wireless network and perhaps
attempt to ‘join’ it.
ESSID Broadcast
Values (selection)
On
/ Off
SSID: Service Set
Identifier. The ‘name’ of a
wireless network. In an
open wireless network,
the SSID is broadcast; in
a closed system it is not.
The SSID must be known
by a potential client for it
to be able to access the
wireless network.
All devices connecting to the IPn4G in a given network must
use the SSID of the IPn4G. This unique network address is not
only a security feature for a particular network, but also allows
other networks - with their own unique network address - to
operate in the same area without the possibility of undesired
data exchange between networks.
SSID
Values (string)
wlan0
Change the default value
for the Network Name to
something unique for your
network. Do this for an
added measure of
security and to
differentiate your network
from others which may be
operating nearby.
In Mesh Networks, this must be the same for all IPn4G, or VIP
Series units participating, similar to the SSID for other wireless
networks.
MESH ID
Values (string)
(no default)
This setting establishes the transmit power level which will be
presented to the antenna connectors at the rear of the IPn4G.
Unless required, the Tx Power should be set not for maximum,
but rather for the minimum value required to maintain an
adequate system fade margin.
TX Power
Values (selection)
11 dBm
12 dBm
13 dBm
14 dBm
15 dBm
16 dBm
17 dBm
18 dBm
19 dBm
20 dBm
21 dBm
22 dBm
23 dBm
24 dBm
25 dBm
26 dBm
27 dBm
28 dBm
29 dBm
30 dBm
Refer to FCC (or as
otherwise applicable)
regulations to ascertain,
and not operate beyond,
the maximum allowable
transmitter output
power and effective
isotropic radiated power
(EIRP).
When AP Isolation is enabled wireless devices connected to
this SSID will not be able to communicate with each other. In
other words if the IPn4G is being used as a Hot Spot for many
wireless clients, AP Isolation would provide security for those
clients by not allowing access to any other wireless device.
AP Isolation
Values (selection)
On /
Off
