User's Manual

W7x User M anual
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In this mode, you can connect one W7x to a client by its Ethernet port, as shown below. In Client Bridge Mode, the
W7x can receive a wireless signal from an Access Point and send the signal through its Ethernet port to a client.
Client Bridge M od e
Ethernet
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Summary of configuration for Client Bridge Mode
1. First setup the Wireless Access Point that that will be broadcasting to the Client Bridge. This Wireless
Access Point is the one broadcasting the Wireless Network you wish to connect the client device
to. Setup as usual- i.e. SSID, IP Address, Channel, Security, etc.
2. Connect the W7x to the client and login via your Web Browser.
3. Configure the W7x by selecting Client Bridge Mode from the Properties page under the System
header.
NOTE: Either the 2.4GHz or the 5GHz band can be in Client Bridge mode. They cannot both be in
Client-Bridge mode. That’s why when you set one of the Bands to Client Bridge, the only available
option for the other is Access Point mode only.
4. Under Wireless (2.4GHz or 5GHz, depending on which band was selected to be in Client Bridge),
click on Network Settings. If you know the SSID you want the client-bridge to associate with, you can
type it under “Specify the static SSID”. For easier setup, click on “Site Survey” and a list of available
SSID’s will show up and you can select the appropriate one.
5. Configure the “Wireless Security” to match those on the SSID the client bridge is associated with.
6. Click Accept to apply the changes.