Allied Telesis AT-WA7501 manual Using an Access Point as a WAP, Screen Parameter, Radio Root

AT-WA7500 and AT-WA7501 Installation and User’s Guide

Using an Access Point as a WAP

Table 6. 802.11g Access Points Parameter Settings

		AP1	AP2	AP3
		802.11g
Screen	Parameter		802.11g	802.11g
		Radio
			Radio	Radio
		(Root)
802.11g	Node Type	Master	Master	Master
Radio
	SSID	Op3rat!ons	Op3rat!ons	Op3rat!ons
Spanning	LAN ID	0	0	0
Tree
	Root	5	4	3
Settings
	Priority
	Ethernet	Checked	Checked	Checked
	Bridging
	Enabled
	Secondary	0	0	0
	LAN Bridge
	Priority

The access points communicate with each other through the spanning tree. The wireless end devices are configured as stations with LAN ID set to 0 and SSID set to Op3rat!ons.

You can extend the range of your wireless network by configuring a dual radio access point as a wireless access point (WAP). The WAP and the wireless end devices it communicates with comprise a secondary LAN.

You can position WAPs in strategic locations so they receive data from end devices and then forward the data to the wired network. This configuration can be useful when distance or physical layout impedes radio reception and transmission.

This illustration shows a simple wireless network with one access point and one WAP. Wireless end devices use the WAP to forward data to the access point, which forwards data to the host. If you do not want end devices to also be able to communicate directly with the access point, use a different SSID for the access point master radio and the WAP station radio.

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