Configuration 39
758-919 Wireless Access Point
Manual
Version 1.0.0
5.2.5
WLAN Settings – Access Point
Figure 14: WLAN Settings - Access Point
The following settings are specific for Access Point mode:
Table 21: WLAN Settings - Access Point
Adjustment
Description
Enable
Enable/disable the WLAN interface.
Operating Mode
Choose operation as WLAN Client or Access Point. If Access Point is
selected, additional settings will be available.
Network (SSID)
Enter an SSID (network name) for the Wireless Access Point.
If this entry is left blank, the unit will generate an SSID which includes
the last 6 characters of the MAC ID.
Authentication Mode
Select the authentication/encryption mode to use for the access point.
Open
= No encryption or authentication
WPA2
= WPA2 PSK authentication with AES/CCMP encryption
WPA2 Passkey
Enter a string in plain text or hexadecimal format to use for
authentication.
Regular (plain text) passwords must be between 8 and 63 characters.
All characters in the ASCII printable range (32–126) are allowed,
except
"
(double quote)
,
(comma) and
\
(backslash).
Hexadecimal passwords must start with
0x
and be
exactly
64
characters. See also the example passwords below.
Channel Bands, Channel
Select the WLAN channel band and channel to use for the access
point. Valid channels are 1 to 11 for the 2.4 GHz band and 36, 40, 44,
48 for the 5 GHz band.
Password examples
For plain text passwords a combination of upper and lower case letters, numbers,
and special characters is recommended.
Example of a strong plain text password:
uS79_xpa&43
