TRENDnet TPL310AP Description of Modes, AP+WDS Access Point + Wireless Distribution System Allows

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To select a band for this device to match 802.11b, 802.11g,

 

802.11n, 802.11b/g, 802.11g/n or 802.11b/g/n. optional

Band

parameters:

 

2.4GHz(B),2.4GHz(G),2.4GHz(N),2.4GHz(B+G),2.4GHz(G+N),

 

2.4GHz(B+G+N)

 

 

 

Configure this device as AP, Client, WDS or AP+WDS

 

AP+MESH,MESH. If you set this device as AP or AP+WDS mode, the

 

button is available for you to set up four SSID for

 

this wireless network. Click on this button to do more

 

configurations.

 

Description of Modes

 

AP (Access Point): Allows wireless clients or devices to establish

 

connectivity.

 

Client: Allows the device to connect to another wireless access

 

point and establish connectivity through the network port. Also

 

known as wireless adapter mode.

Mode

WDS (Wireless Distribution System): Allows the device to establish

 

a WDS wireless bridge to other WDS supported wireless access

 

points.

 

AP+WDS (Access Point + Wireless Distribution System): Allows

 

wireless clients or devices to establish connectivity and allows the

 

device to establish a WDS wireless bridge to other WDS supported

 

wireless access points simultaneously.

 

Mesh: Allows the device to establish a wireless mesh network with

 

other mesh supported wireless access points.

 

AP+Mesh (Access Point + Mesh): Allows wireless clients or devices

 

to establish connectivity and allows the device to establish a

 

wireless mesh network with other mesh supported wireless access

 

points simultaneously.

 

 

 

When you configure this device in AP Client mode, this drop-down

 

list allows users to change the network type into infrastructure

 

mode or ad-hoc mode.

Network Type

Ad-Hoc mode: connects two computers directly without the use of

a router or AP. It is also know as a peer-to-peer network.

 

 

Infrastructure Mode: the wireless network contains at least one

 

wireless client and one wireless AP or router. This client connects to

 

Internet or intranet by communicating with this wireless AP.

 

 

SSID

Service set identifier (SSID) for the name of the wireless network.

 

 

Channel Width

Select to use 20MHz or 40MHz as the wireless channel frequency.

 

 

 

If you have selected the channel width of 40MHz for this AP, you

Control Sideband

can control this AP to use the frequency for a deflection of “Upper”

 

or “Lower.”

 

 

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