•AP Name: The name of the AP, which can be used to identify the Access Point among the all the Access Points in the wireless network.
•SSID: Service Set Identifier, which is a unique name shared among all clients and nodes in a wireless network. The SSID must be identical for each clients and nodes in the wireless network.
•Channel: The channel that AP will operate in. You can select the channel range of 1 to 11 for North America (FCC) domain, 1 to 13 for European (ETSI) domain and 1 to 14 for Japanese domain.
•Authentication Type: The authentication type default is set to open system. There are
four options: open system; shared key; WPA;
•WEP Key: To disable WEP security, click on the “Disable” option. To enable WEPsecurity, there are 2 types to select – 64bits and 128 bits. When it is selected, the key value must be entered in ASCII or HEX format.
•NOTE: When WEP security is enabled, all the wireless clients that wish to connect to the Access Point must also have WEP enabled with the identical WEP Key value entered.
•WPA: WPA is available in authentication mode as the below screen. It is required to set 802.1X setting first before you use WPA.
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Apply: For the changes made to any of the items above to be effective, click “Apply”. The new settings are now been saved to Access Point and will be effective once the Access Point restarts.