ZyAIR B-420 Wireless LAN Ethernet Adapter and Bridge

The following table describes the additional fields that display when you select the Ad Hoc operating mode in the Wireless screen.

 

Table 4-2 Wireless : Ad Hoc

 

 

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

 

 

Operating Mode

Select Ad Hoc in this field to display the screen.

 

 

ESSID

In this field enter the ESSID of the peer ad-hoc computer to which you want to

 

associate. To associate to an ad-hoc network, you must enter the same ESSID as the

 

peer ad-hoc computer.

 

Enter Any to associate to or roam between any infrastructure wireless networks.

 

 

Choose

Set the operating frequency/channel depending on your particular region.

Channel ID

To manually set the ZyAIR to use a channel, select a channel from the drop-down list

 

box. Click WIRELESS under MAINTENANCE to open the Channel Usage screen to

 

make sure the channel is not already used by another AP or independent peer-to-peer

 

wireless network.

 

To have the ZyAIR automatically select a channel, click Scan instead.

 

 

Scan

Click this button to have the ZyAIR automatically scan for and select a channel with the

 

least interference.

4.4.3 Bridge

The ZyAIR can function as a wireless network bridge allowing you to wirelessly connect two wired network segments. You need to know the MAC address of the peer device, which also must be in bridge mode. In the example below, Computers B and C will be able to communicate with Computer A through the ZyAIR bridges, forming a Wireless Distribution System (WDS).

Figure 4-9 Bridging Example

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Wireless LAN