TOPEX BYTTON HSDPA
User’s Manual
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5.2.2. WiFi Settings
The settings for the wireless access point These control the 802.11b/g embedded Access Point (base
station) of BYTTON HSDPA.
There are several zones (groups of WiFi related settings), which are described next.
Wireless access
:
you may enable or disable the wireless access to the BYTTON
HSDPA device. If you set it to
Disable
, the WiFi features will be
inactive. To indicate this, all the following fields will be colored in
gray, showing you that this section is inactive (you cannot perform
changes here).
ESSID
: name of the Wireless LAN.
ESSID is a unique name, of length up to 32 keyboard characters, which identifies the embedded wireless
Access Point of BYTTON in the wireless LAN. All devices in the wireless network must have the same
ESSID. We strongly recommend changing the default.
ESSID Visibility
: Shows or hides the ID, making your router
visible/invisible to others. By default an ESSID is visible, meaning it
is being broadcasted to all WiFi devices placed in its area, thus
making the network prone intruders.
Operating Mode:
Access Point
– standard mode of operation, BYTTON acts
as a base station for several WiFi clients.
Station
– BYTTON acts as a WiFi client, it connects to an
existing Access Point.
Bridge
– performs transparent bridging between two remote Access Points, also known as Wireless
Distribution System(WDS) that allows connecting to several APs. It is most commonly as a WiFi repeater
located midway between two Aps.
