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dLAN
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Wireless extender
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Configuration
● As a WLAN client: in this mode, the Wireless extender connects your
dLAN
®
to the wireless network of an existing access point or WLAN
router.
In Overview  Change Configuration  WLAN mode, specify the
operating mode of your dLAN
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Wireless extender. To use your adapter as an
access point, you will need to configure additional settings related to the
SSID, channel and encryption (see following section). To use your Wireless
extender as a WLAN client in an existing wireless network, enter the
network's name (SSID: Service Set Identifier) and WEP key (if applicable).
A WEP key consists of a hexadecimal number with exactly 10 or exactly 26
digits (from 0 to 9 and A to F, e.g. "8AF34597FF"). Do not enter special
characters such as colons.
Click Save when you are finished.
3.4.4 WLAN settings
To use your dLAN
®
Wireless extender as an access point (see previous section
3.4.3), you must configure a number of parameters for your wireless