Teletronics International EzBridge 5800, User Manual

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Configuration
Access point name
You can name this access point for identification. You can leave it blank without entering anything. However, the name
for the access point will be useful for identification especially when there are more than one access points in your
wireless network.
SSID
Network Name is also known as SSID, which stands for Service Set Identifier. Any client in Infrastructure mode has to
indicate the SSID of an Access Point to start accessing the service from behind such as internet access.
Channel
Channels are important to understand because they affect the overall capacity of your Wireless LAN. A channel
represents a narrow band of radio frequency. A radio frequency modulates within a band of frequencies; as a result,
there is a limited amount of bandwidth within any given range to carry data. It is important that the frequencies do not
overlap or else the throughput would be significantly lowered as the network sorts and reassembles the data packets
sent over the air.
These are the only 3 channels out of the 11 available that do not overlap with one another. To avoid interference within
the network with multiple APs, set each AP to use one of the 3 channels (e.g. Channel 1) and then the other AP to be
one of the other 2 channels (i.e. Channel 6 or Channel 11) within the range of the wireless radio. This simple method
will reduce interference and improve network reliability.
Wireless Channel Frequency Range: 2.4 GHz – 2.497 GHz