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Chapter 4 Wireless Settings
4.1 Wireless Basic Settings
Here you can expand your wireless coverage with the following modes:
Wireless AP (default mode) and WDS.
1.
Wireless Access Point (AP): Select this mode if you want to convert
an existing wired network to a wireless network so as to extend Internet
access to wireless clients.
2.
WDS Bridge Mode: wireless distribution system (WDS) is a system
enabling the wireless interconnection of access points in an IEEE 802.11
network. It allows a wireless network to be expanded using multiple
access points without the traditional requirement for a wired backbone
to link them. Select this mode if you want to extend an existing wireless
network. The two modes are described as below:
4.1.1 Wireless AP Mode
1.
SSID: This is the public name of your wireless network. The default is
Wilink_XXXXXX. XXXXXX is the last six characters in the device's MAC
address. It is recommended that you change it for better security and
identification.
2.
Channel: Select a channel that is the least used by neighboring
networks from the drop-down list or Auto. Channels 1, 6 and 11 are
recommended.
