Section 3

Configuration

 

 

WIRELESS Page – All Configuration Options

Options related to: ESTABLISHING YOUR WIRELESS NETWORK

Field

Description

 

 

Wireless Interface:

Sets the wireless interface to be configured.

(ADVANCED)

NOTE: The WR850 currently offers only one interface; future

 

versions of WR850 hardware may include multiple wireless

 

interfaces.

 

FACTORY DEFAULT: Built-in WR850 Wireless MAC address, as

 

printed on the product label as “Wireless MAC”.

Network Name

Sets the Network Name (also known as SSID, or Service Set

(SSID):

Identifier) of this wireless interface.

 

When a client looks to connect wirelessly to this WR850, this

 

SSID will be the identifier by which they recognize the network.

 

The SSID can be up to 32 alphanumeric characters.

 

FACTORY DEFAULT: motorola + the Wireless MAC address

Network Type:

Sets whether or not the WR850 openly broadcasts its SSID over

(ADVANCED)

the wireless network, for clients to identify in passive scans.

 

Selecting Open enables SSID broadcasting and

 

responses to passive scans by clients.

 

Selecting Closed disables SSID broadcasting; the

 

WR850 will respond only to active scans by clients.

 

FACTORY DEFAULT: Open

AP Isolation:

Sets whether or not associated wireless clients will be able to

(ADVANCED)

communicate with each other through the access point.

 

Selecting On disables client-to-client communications.

 

FACTORY DEFAULT: Off

 

 

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Motorola WR850GP manual Wireless Page All Configuration Options, Network Type, AP Isolation