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DHCP mode
: ExpressPort adapter will obtain an IP Address from an upstream DHCP Server.
When in DHCP client mode, these 4 columns show the IP settings obtained
from the network.
Operation Mode
Operation Mode
: ExpressPort adapter can be used as an Access Point or as a Wireless Bridge.
Wireless Bridge is used when it is not advisable to lay an Ethernet line over a distance. Two
ExpressPort adapters can be set up to connect over this distance, acting as the wired backbone.
SSID
: Service Set Identifier. It is a sequence of characters that uniquely names a Wireless LAN.
This name allows PCs to connect to the correct Wireless Access Point when multiple Access
Points operate in the same location.
Supress SSID
: When this is ticked, ExpressPort adapter will not broadcast the SSID. Unwelcome
PCs will not be able to scan for the SSID of this ExpressPort adapter, and they can only
associate if they know exactly what is the SSID.
Wireless Mode
: To choose to operate the AP or Bridge in 802.11b or 802.11g. Both operate in
the frequency of 2.4GHz but 802.11g has a faster data rate of 54Mbps as compared to the
11Mbps of 802.11b.
Radio Frequency
: There are 11 different frequency channels. You can choose to set the
frequency channel to use or use SmartSelect for automatic channel selection.
Enable 11b AP Support
: This is use only if ExpressPort adapter is set to Bridge mode. Tick the
box if the AP that the bridge is associated to supports only 802.11b.
Remote AP MAC List
: This is use only if ExpressPort adapter is set to Bridge mode. The Bridge
will only associate with AP whose MAC address is in the list.
Site Survey
: Display the MAC address, RSSI, SSID and the channel of other AP.
