Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration
There are 14 channels available.
You should assign Channel Number in “AP mode”, “Station-Ad Hoc mode”,
“AP Bridge-Point to Point mode”, “AP Bridge-Point to Multi-Point mode” and
“AP Bridge-WDS mode”, “Universal Repeater mode”.
MAC Address
If you want to bridge more than one wired Ethernet networks together with
wireless LAN, you have to set this access point to “AP Bridge-Point to Point
mode”, “AP Bridge-Point to Multi-Point mode” or “AP Bridge-WDS mode”.
You have to enter the MAC addresses of other access points that join the
bridging work.
WLAN MAC
In “Station-Ad Hoc mode”, “Station-Infrastructure mode” and “Universal
Repeater mode”, this device need a WLAN MAC address to act as a station to
connect to other peer or access point. You also can click “Clone MAC” button to
let this device copy the MAC address of the PC you are using to configure this
device.
Root AP SSID
In “Universal Repeater mode”, this device can act as a station to connect to a
Root AP. You should assign the SSID of the Root AP here.
Set Security
In “AP Bridge-Point to Point mode”, ““AP Bridge-Point to Multi-Point mode”
and “AP Bridge-WDS mode”, you can click “Set Security” to add encryption for
the communication between the bridged access points. This can protect your
wireless network.
Associated Clients
Click “Show Active Clients” button, then an “Active Wireless Client Table” will
pop up. You can see the status of all active wireless stations that are connecting
to the access point.
Wireless Site Survey
When you use this access point as a wireless station for wired network device to
have wireless capability, you have to associate it will an working access point.
Click “Select Site Survey” button, then a “Wireless Site Survey Table” will pop
up. It will list all available access points near by. You can select one access point
in the table and it will join wireless LAN through this access point.
Click
Apply
button at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now configure other advance
sections or start using the Access Point.
Set Security
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