2.4.1 Basic Settings

You can set parameters that are used for the wireless stations to connect to this router. The parameters include Mode, ESSID, Channel Number and Associated Client.

Setting Page

 

Parameters

 

Default

 

Description

 

Mode

 

 

 

It allows you to set the AP to AP, Bridge or WDS mode.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It allows you to set the AP fix at 802.11b or 802.11g mode. You also can

 

Band

 

 

 

select B+G mode to allow the AP select 802.11b and 802.11g

 

 

 

 

 

connection automatically.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ESSID

 

default

 

This is the name of the wireless LAN. All the devices in the same

 

 

 

wireless LAN should have the same ESSID.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Channel Number

11

 

The channel used by the wireless LAN. All devices in the same wireless

 

 

LAN should use the same channel.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you want to bridge more than one network together with wireless LAN,

 

 

 

 

 

you have to set this access point to “AP Bridge-Point to Point mode”,

 

MAC address

 

 

 

“AP Bridge-Point to Multi-Point mode” or “AP Bridge-WDS mode”. You

 

 

 

 

 

have to enter the MAC addresses of other access points that join the

 

 

 

 

 

bridging work.

 

 

 

 

 

Click the “Set Security” button, and then a “WDS Security Settings” will

 

Set Security

 

 

 

pop up. You can set the security parameters used to bridge access

 

 

 

 

points together here when your AP is in AP Bridge modes. You can

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

refer to section 4.3 “Security Settings” for how to set the parameters.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now configure other advance sections or start using the router (with the advance settings in place)

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