This table describes the parameters that can be modified in the WLAN Basic Setup page.

 

 

Parameters

 

Description

 

 

 

The Current Mode

 

The default operating mode of the access point is the

 

 

 

 

 

Access Point mode. The access point can operate in 6

 

 

 

 

 

modes:

 

 

 

 

 

!

Access Point

 

 

 

 

 

!

Client

 

 

 

 

 

!

Point to Point

 

 

 

 

 

! Point to Multiple Point

 

 

 

 

 

!

Wireless Routing Client

 

 

 

 

 

!

Gateway

 

 

 

 

 

!

Wireless Adapter

 

 

 

 

 

You can toggle the mode by clicking on the Change

 

 

 

 

 

button.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ESSID

 

Enter a preferred name for the wireless network. Your

 

 

 

 

 

wireless clients must be configured with the same ESSID.

 

 

 

 

 

This case-sensitive entry can consist of a maximum of 32

 

 

 

 

 

characters.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Site Survey

 

A

list of wireless devices that are detected by your

 

 

 

 

 

access point in the WLAN. Information such as MAC

 

 

 

 

 

address, channel, SSID, algorithm and signal strength can

 

 

 

 

 

be found in the listing.

 

 

 

 

 

This feature is supported by the Access Point Client and

 

 

 

 

 

Wireless Routing Client modes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wireless Profile

 

A selection of network environment types in which to

 

 

 

 

 

operate the access point:

 

 

 

 

 

!

802.11a only

 

 

 

 

 

This mode supports wireless A clients with data rates of up

 

 

 

 

 

to 54Mbps in the frequency range of 5.4GHz.

 

 

 

 

 

!

802.11b only

 

 

 

 

 

This mode supports wireless B clients with data rates of up

 

 

 

 

 

to 11Mbps in the frequency range of 2.4GHz.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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