Management Guide

Chapter 4 | Wireless Settings
Basic Settings
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The following items are displayed on this page:
WLAN radio status for each VAP.
◆ Enabled — Shows if the wireless service on this VAP is enabled.
◆ SSID — The name of the basic service set used by a VAP interface.
◆ Encryption — Shows the type of encryption used on this interface.
Click on the box for any of the VAPs to open the configuration dialog box for basic
radio settings
Figure 13: Basic Radio Configuration Dialog Box
The following items are displayed on this page:
◆ Enabled — Enables or disables the wireless service on this interface.
◆ Mode — This setting determines how the VAP interface operates. The AP
supports the following options:
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AP Mode — In this mode, the VAP provides services to wireless clients as a
normal access point. (This is the default setting.)
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AP WDS Mode — The VAP operates as an access point in WDS mode,
which accepts connections from access points in Client WDS Mode. WDS is
used to automatically search for and connect to other access points using
the same SSID and security settings.
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Client WDS Mode — The VAP operates as a client station in WDS mode,
which can connect to other access points in AP WDS Mode.