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4.3 Wireless Settings

4.3.1 Wireless Settings

AP Access Point mode. The unit will act as a central connection point which other wireless

clients can connect to. This is the default mode.

AP-Client Provides one-to-many MAC address mapping so that multiple stations behind the AP

can transparently connect to the other AP even if they do not support WDS.

Client The unit will function as a wireless client to connect your wired devices to a wireless

network. This mode provides no access point services but supports 802.1X.

Bridge In this mode, the device functions as a bridge between the network on its WAN port and

the devices on its LAN port and those connected to it wirelessly.

Wireless settings – AP

Fig. 15 Wireless settings – AP

AP Settings

Label Description

Multiple SSID index The device supports multiple SSIDs (network names) which are indexed 1 to 4.

This dropdown selects the index of the SSID to configure in the following settings.

SSID Enter an SSID for the network.

Channel Select the WLAN channel to use for the access point. This channel will be used for

all 4 SSIDs.

WDS-Master Mode When enabled, the unit will act as a WDS master on this network.

AP Isolation Prevents clients connected to the AP from communicating directly with each other.

Security options None: no encryption

WEP: WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)

WPA/WPA2 Personal: uses a pre-shared key for authentication that is shared

between the AP and all clients.

802.1x: authentication through a RADIUS server.

WPA/WPA2 Enterprise: WPA/WPA2 Personal plus 802.1x RADIUS authentication.