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In order to connect to the AP/Bridge, wireless clients need the following software and hardware.
Required Component
Description
Wi-Fi Client Adapter
Portable or built-in Wi-Fi client adapter that supports one or more of the IEEE
802.11 modes in which you plan to run the AP/Bridge. (IEEE
, and
modes are supported.)
Wi-Fi client adapters vary considerably. The adapter can be a PC card built into the
client device, a portable PCMCIA or PCI card (types of
s), or an external device
such as a USB or Ethernet adapter that you connect to the client by means of a
cable.
The VA4200 AP/Bridge supports 802.11a/b/g modes, but you will probably make a
decision during network design phase as to which mode to use. The fundamental
requirement for clients is that they all have configured adapters that match the
802.11 mode for which your AP/Bridge(s) is configured.
Wireless Client Software
Client software such as Microsoft Windows Supplicant or Funk Odyssey wireless
client configured to associate with the Vivato Wi-Fi AP/Bridge.
Client Security Settings
Security should be disabled on the client used to do initial configuration of the AP/
Bridge.
If the Security mode on the AP/Bridge is set to anything other than plain text, wire-
less clients will need to set a profile to the authentication mode used by the AP/
Bridge and provide a valid username and password, certificate, or similar user iden-
tity proof. Security modes are Static
server,
.
For information on configuring security on the AP/Bridge, see “Configuring Security”
on page 91.
