Wireless Network Access Point
The Password tab, shown in Figure 6-7, allows you to change the Access Point’s
password and restore factory defaults.
Changing the password for the Access Point is as easy as typing the password
into the AP Password field. Then, type it again into the second field to confirm.
To restore the Access Point’s factory default settings, click the Yes button
beside Restore Factory Defaults.
Click the Apply button to apply your changes or Cancel to cancel your
changes. If you require online help, click the Help button.
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select Wireless Bridge Point to MultiPoint. This mode allows you to con-
struct a network that has multiple access points bridging wirelessly.
To configure a Wireless Bridge Point to MultiPoint environment, click
Wireless Bridge Point to MultiPoint for the access point used in LAN 1.
No MAC address binding is needed. Then, set the access points in LAN 2
and LAN 3 to Wireless Bridge, and have them look for the MAC address of
the access point in LAN 1.
Only one of the access points must be in Point to MultiPoint mode. For all
other bridged access points, select the Wireless Bridge option, and enter
the Remote LAN MAC Address of the Access Point set to Point to
MultiPoint.
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Backup and Restore. Clicking the Backup button will store the Access
Point’s configuration to your PC’s hard drive. You can restore this informa-
tion by clicking the Restore button.
Click the Apply button to apply your changes or Cancel to cancel your
changes. If you require online help, click the Help button.
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The Password Tab
Important: Restoring the Access Point’s factory defaults will erase
all of your settings (WEP Encryption, Wireless and LAN settings,
etc.), replacing them with the factory defaults. Do not reset the
Access Point if you want to retain these settings
Note: Linksys recommends bridging no more than three remote
LANs in Wireless Bridge Point to MultiPoint mode. Bridging addi-
tional remote LANs will result in a significant decrease in bandwidth.
Figure 6-6
Figure 6-7
