User`s manual
Table Of Contents
- Revision History
- Terminology
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Installation
- 3 Software configuration
- 3.1 Prepare your PC to configure the WNAP 3G Mobile Router
- 3.2 Connect to the WNAP 3G Mobile Router
- 3.3 Management and configuration on the WNAP 3G Mobile Router
- 3.3.1 Status
- 3.3.2 Setup Wizard
- 3.3.3 Operation Mode
- 3.3.4 Wireless - Basic Settings
- 3.3.5 Wireless - Advanced Settings
- 3.3.6 Wireless - Security Setup
- 3.3.7 Wireless - Access Control
- 3.3.8 WDS Settings
- 3.3.9 Mesh Settings
- 3.3.10 Site Survey
- 3.3.11 WPS
- 3.3.12 Schedule
- 3.3.13 LAN Interface Setup
- 3.3.14 WAN Interface Setup
- 3.3.15 Firewall - Port Filtering
- 3.3.16 Firewall - IP Filtering
- 3.3.17 Firewall - MAC Filtering
- 3.3.18 Firewall - Port Forwarding
- 3.3.19 Firewall – URL Filtering
- 3.3.20 Firewall - DMZ
- 3.3.21 Firewall – VLAN
- 3.3.22 Firewall – Virtual Server
- 3.3.23 Route Setup
- 3.3.24 QoS
- 3.3.25 USB Storage
- 3.3.26 Management - Statistics
- 3.3.27 Management - DDNS
- 3.3.28 Management - Time Zone Setting
- 3.3.29 Management – Denial-of-Service
- 3.3.30 Management - Log
- 3.3.31 Management - Upgrade Firmware
- 3.3.32 Management Save/ Reload Settings
- 3.3.33 Management - Password Setup
- 3.3.34 Management - WatchDog
- 3.3.35 Management – Reboot
- 3.3.36 Logout
- 3.3.37 Management - Password Setup
- 4 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
- 4.1 What and how to find my PC’s IP and MAC address?
- 4.2 What is Wireless LAN?
- 4.3 What are ISM bands?
- 4.4 How does wireless networking work?
- 4.5 What is BSSID?
- 4.6 What is ESSID?
- 4.7 What are potential factors that may causes interference?
- 4.8 What are the Open System and Shared Key authentications?
- 4.9 What is WEP?
- 4.10 What is Fragment Threshold?
- 4.11 What is RTS (Request To Send) Threshold?
- 4.12 What is Beacon Interval?
- 4.13 What is Preamble Type?
- 4.14 What is SSID Broadcast?
- 4.15 What is Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA)?
- 4.16 What is WPA2?
- 4.17 What is 802.1x Authentication?
- 4.18 What is Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP)?
- 4.19 What is Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)?
- 4.20 What is Inter-Access Point Protocol (IAPP)?
- 4.21 What is Wireless Distribution System (WDS)?
- 4.22 What is Universal Plug and Play (uPNP)?
- 4.23 What is Maximum Transmission Unit (MTU) Size?
- 4.24 What is Clone MAC Address?
- 4.25 What is DDNS?
- 4.26 What is NTP Client?
- 4.27 What is VPN?
- 4.28 What is IPSEC?
- 4.29 What is WLAN Block Relay Between Clients?
- 4.30 What is WMM?
- 4.31 What is WLAN ACK TIMOUT?
- 4.32 What is Modulation Coding Scheme (MCS)?
- 4.33 What is Frame Aggregation?
- 4.34 What is Guard Intervals (GI)?
- 5 Configuration Examples
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3.3.9 Mesh Settings
Mesh network uses wireless media to communicate with other APs, like the
Ethernet does. To do this, you must set the APs in the same channel with the
same Mesh ID. The APs should be under AP+MESH/MESH mode.
Screen snapshot – WDS Setup
Item Description
Enable Mesh Click Checkbox to enable wireless Mesh function
Mesh ID It is the wireless Mesh name. The SSID can be 32 bytes long.
Encryption Select the encryption supported over wireless access. The encryption
method can be None or WPA2(AES)
Pre-Shared Key
Formate
Select the Pre-shared key format from the pull-down menu. The format
can be Passphrase or Hex (64 characters).
Pre-Shared Key Fill in the key value.
Apply Changes Click the Apply Changes button to register the AP to new configuration.
Reset Click the Reset button to abort change and recover the previous
configuration.
Set Access Control It is only used for advanced users to setup the access control rules of
MPs. When click the “Set Access Control” button, the “Access Control
List for Mesh Network” page is presented.
Show Advanced
Information
Advanced users could click the “Show Advanced Information” button to
access the “Wireless Mesh Network Information” page for detailed
information of current mesh network.