Moxa Technologies AWK-1100 General Operations, Link Monitor AP Client mode only, Sta-Ap, Wds

MOXA AirWorks AWK-1100 User’s Manual Web Console Configuration

Link Monitor (AP Client mode only)

When the AWK-1100 is in AP Client mode, you can use the Link Monitor status page to monitor the link quality and signal strength sensed by its RF module. Larger values means better wireless connectivity to its associated Access Point. This feature is especially useful when you are aligning a pair of directional antennas for bridging applications.

NOTE The values are updated every 20 seconds.

General Operations

Specifying the Operational Mode

Go to the General, Operational Mode section, select an operational mode and then click Save at the bottom of this page. This will take you back to the starting page.

The AP supports 2 operational modes:

yAP/Bridge.

This mode provides both Access Point and Static LAN-to-LAN Bridging functionality.

The static LAN-to-LAN bridging function is supported through Wireless Distribution System (WDS).

yAP Client.

This mode is for Dynamic LAN-to-LAN Bridging. The AP Client automatically establishes bridge links with APs from any vendor.

In either mode, the AWK-1100 forwards packets between its Ethernet interface and wireless interface for wired hosts on the Ethernet side and wireless host(s) on the wireless side.

There are 2 types of wireless links as specified by the IEEE 802.11 standard.

ySTA-AP.

This type of wireless link is established between an IEEE 802.11 Station (STA) and an IEEE 802.11 Access Point (AP). An STA is usually a client computer (PC or PDA) with a WLAN network interface card (NIC). The AP Client mode is actually an STA.

yWDS.

This type of wireless link is established between two IEEE 802.11 APs. Wireless packets transmitted along the WDS link comply with the IEEE 802.11 WDS (Wireless Distribution System) format at the link layer.

The relationships among the operational modes and the wireless link types are shown in the following table:

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