User's Guide

3e-531AP Wireless Access Point Chapter 3: Access Point Conguration
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Chapter 3: Access Point Conguration
Introduction
The 3e-531AP Gateway comes with the capability to be congured as
either an access point, a gateway, or a bridge.
An “access point” is a device congured to allow one LAN to freely
exchange data with another LAN without restriction. This is useful if
you have an existing network and you want to extend it with a wireless
network. For example, an existing wired LAN is extended by adding the
3e-531AP and thus bridging to the existing wired network resources con-
gured to communicate with the wireless LAN.
The 3e-531AP default conguration is as an access point, allowing free
roaming and data exchange with the existing LAN, bridging the wired
and wireless networks.
In the event that certain areas of the network need greater security,
the Administrator can alternatively, using the management software ac-
cessible through the WEB browser at the device’s assigned IP address,
recongure it as a gateway.
This chapter follows the procedure for conguring the 3e-531AP as
an access point. The procedure for conguring as a gateway is covered in
Chapter 4. Bridging is addressed in Chapter 5.
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