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3.2.2.2 AP Settings
Basic Settings:
ESSID
: ESSID is used by all wireless devices within the wireless network. The ESSID value
must be the same on all stations and Access points in this WLAN.
Channel
: Select the appropriate channel from the list provided to correspond with your network
settings, between 1 and 13 (in ETSI). All wireless devices with the same ESSID will
automatically use this channel to communicate with this access point.
AP Name
: Change the access point name here, if you want to set another name to this Access
Point. This will enable you to manage your access points with more ease if you have multiple
access points in the network.
Mode Settings:
Access Point:
This mode is set to WAP-1965 by default. This connects your wireless PCs to a
wired network. In most cases, no change is necessary. Up to 63 wireless clients can be
connected through WAP-1965.
Access Point Client:
A WAP-1965 set to AP Client mode is able to talk to one WAP-1965
functioning in AP mode and wireless client within its range. This mode allows your WAP-1965
client to be the wirelessly bridged to the main WAP-1965. When you select this mode, please
enter the MAC address of the main WAP-1965 into
“
Remote AP BSS ID
”
field.
Wireless Bridge:
This mode connects two physically separated LAN segments by using two
WAP-1965s. The remote WAP-1965 also needs to be set up as a Wireless Bridge. The
designated access point with which it communicates is identified by the
“
Remote Bridge MAC
”
.
It corresponds to the MAC Address of the remote Wireless Bridge
Multiple Bridge:
This mode allows you to construct a network that has multiple WAP-1965s
bridging multiple LANs wirelessly. For all bridged WAP-1965s, configure them in Multiple Bridge
mode and all the WAP-1965s must be configured on the same channel. You can have up to 14
WAP-1965 to be bridged together.
