Bridge Type

There are two options selectable: Master Bridge and Slave Bridge.

For a Point-to-MultiPointinstallation, there must be a Master Bridge device which located at the Hub station to host the wireless connections with the remote Slave Bridges. Please refer to the illustration below. One Master Bridge supports at most four Slave Bridges.

For a Point-to-Pointinstallation, please configure both devices in Slave Bridge mode.

Remote Bridge MAC Address

Type the MAC addresses of remote Slave Bridges in this field for registration.

Bridge Security

Please refer to the sub-section below for the setup.

Wireless Mode

There are two wireless modes provided: 54Mbps (802.11a) and 108Mbps (802.11a Turbo). The mode of 108Mbps offers the double data rate than of 54Mbps. It is required to set up the same wireless mode on Master and Slave Bridges to communicate each other.

However, the 108Mbps (802.11a Turbo) option may not available when the “Country” option is configured to some specific region.

Channel

This field allows you to select the operating channel of this WAP-7000. It is suggested to use “SmartSelect” and let WAP-7000 to choose clear channel automatically.

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