Wireless Services
EchoLife HG556 Home Gateway
User Guide
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7.3 Configuring the MSSID Service
7.3.1 Function
The HG556 supports the multi-service set identifier (MSSID) function. You can
configure encryption parameters separately for each service set identifier (SSID).
With the MSSID function, you can virtualize multiple independent access points (APs)
used in wireless networks. In terms of the wireless network, client each virtualized
wireless AP is equivalent to a physical wireless AP. Each wireless AP has its own SSID.
The HG556 supports four SSIDs, which can be configured through the Web
configuration page of the HG556 or configured remotely through the management
system of the HG556.
7.3.2 Configuration Steps
To configure the SSIDs of the HG556, do as follows:
Step 1
Choose
Basic
>
LAN
>
WLAN
on the Web configuration page to show the
wireless
settings
page.
Step 2
Select
Enable WLAN
to enable the WLAN function.
Step 3
Select an appropriate channel in the
Channel
text box based on the settings of the
WLAN.
To avoid signal interference, channels allocated to each AP should be different. You are
recommended to select
Auto
in the
Channel
text box.
Step 4
Select SSID1 in the
SSID index
drop-down list box. Specify the name of the SSID you
want in the
SSID
text box.
Step 5
Select
Enable
to enable the selected SSID.
Step 6
Select the security mode in the
Security
drop-down list box.
When you specify the security mode, the gateway supports the corresponding WPA
pre-shared key and WPA encryption mode for the SSID. You can also specify the WPA
pre-shared key and must remember it.
Step 7
Click
Submit
to save the settings.
On the
WLAN Filtering
page, you can configure MAC address filtering for the WiFi.
