WK-WX Series User Guide
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Operation Mode: Both the 2.4 and the 5 GHz bands have the following
operating modes: Access Point, WDS Root Access Point, WDS Repeater,
and WDS Bridge.
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Access Point: Standard mode of operation. Allows a wireless
connection to the LAN.
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WDS Root Access Point: The AP with this mode set will be the
“root” device that APs configured with WDS Repeater and WDS
Bridge will connect to.
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WDS Repeater: This mode allows the AP to connect to a WDS Root
Access Point. This setting will take the SSID broadcasted by the
WDS Root Access Point and rebroadcast it to end-user devices.
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WDS Bridge: This mode allows the AP to connect to a WDS Root
Access Point. This mode takes in the SSID broadcasted by the WDS
Root Access Point and turns it into Ethernet connectivity for client
devices.
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Wireless Mode: Choose the setting that corresponds to the type of
wireless clients connected to your network: B-Only, G-Only, B/G-Mixed,
N/G-Mixed, or B/G/N-Mixed (on the 2.4 GHz band) or A-Only, N-Only,
N/A-Mixed, AC-Only, AC/N-Mixed, or A/AC/N-Mixed (on the 5 GHz band).
If you aren’t sure which type of clients will access the wireless networks, we
recommend you keep the default settings.
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Channel Mode: By default, the Channel Mode is set to HT 20 MHz (when
using 2.4 GHz) and HT 80 MHz (when using 5 GHz). Selecting 40 MHz on
the 2.4 GHz band is possible, but not recommended, because it will also
increase the risk of impacting wireless performance. We recommend
keeping the 2.4 GHz radio set to 20 MHz and using only channel 1, 6, or 11,
because they are the only three non-overlapping channels
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Channel: Using the default setting (Auto), the AP automatically selects the
channel with best performance for the wireless network. To select a
channel manually, click the drop-down list and select a channel. The
channel options available depend on the Country Code selected.
