ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG102 Reference Manual (802.11a/g)

Table 3-1. General Information Fields (continued)

Field

Description

 

 

VLAN (802.1Q)

This option is only useful if the hubs/switches on your LAN support the

 

VLAN (802.1Q) standard. If so, you can enable this feature, and define the

 

VLAN IDs used for management and each security profile. The feature is

 

enabled in the Basic Settings menu.

 

 

Management VLAN ID

If 802.1Q is enabled, this ID indicates the VLAN ID for management

 

connections and traffic to and from this access point. This VLAN ID must be

 

recognized, and handled appropriately, by other network devices.

 

 

Current IP Settings

 

 

 

IP Address

The IP address of the wireless access point.

 

 

Subnet Mask

The subnet mask for the wireless access point.

 

 

Default Gateway

The default gateway for the wireless access point communication.

 

 

DHCP Client

Enabled indicates that the current IP address was obtained from a DHCP

 

server on your network. Disabled indicated a static IP configuration.

 

 

Current Wireless Settings 11a

 

 

Access Point Mode

Identifies the operating mode of the WAG102: Access Point, Point-to-point

 

bridge, Multi-point bridge or Repeater.

 

 

Operating Mode

Identifies the 802.11 operating mode of the WAG102.

 

 

Channel/Frequency

Identifies the channel the wireless port is using. 52 is the default channel

 

setting. (Channel frequencies used on each channel can be found in

 

“Wireless Communications”; a link to this article is in Appendix B, “Related

 

Documents”.).

Security Profiles

There can be up to 8 profiles enabled, each with its own profile name, SSID,

 

security type, and VLAN ID.

 

 

Current Wireless Settings 11b/g

 

 

Access Point Mode

Identifies the operating mode of the WAG102: Access Point, Point-to-point

 

bridge, Multi-point bridge or Repeater.

 

 

Operating Mode

Identifies the 802.11 operating mode of the WAG102.

 

 

Channel/Frequency

Identifies the channel the wireless port is using. 11 is the default channel

 

setting. (Channel frequencies used on each channel can be found in

 

“Wireless Communications”; a link to this article is in Appendix B, “Related

 

Documents”.)

Security Profiles

There can be up to 8 profiles enabled, each with its own profile name, SSID,

 

security type, and VLAN ID.

 

 

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Management

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