User Manual

Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration

3.2.2 Wireless Setting

This Access Point supports AP, Station, Bridge and WDS modes. “AP Mode”

provides pure access point function. The simplest way to build up a wireless LAN is

to use “AP Mode”. “Station Mode” is used to let a network device with only wired

Ethernet function to have wireless LAN communication capability. It provides both

Ad Hoc and Infrastructure modes for the “Station Mode”. With “Station-Ad Hoc

mode”, it can let your network device join a wireless LAN with peer-to-peer

communication. With “Station-Infrastructure mode”, it can let your network device

join a wireless LAN through an access point. “AP Bridge Mode” provides the

function to bridge more than 2 wired Ethernet networks together by wireless LAN.

You can use two access points with “AP Bridge-Point to Point mode” to bridge two

wired Ethernet networks together. If you want to bridge more than two wired

Ethernet networks together, you have to use enough access points with “AP Bridge-

Point to Multi-Point mode”. An access point with “AP Bridge-Point to Point mode”

or “AP Bridge-Point to Multi-Point mode” can only be used to bridge wired Ethernet

networks together. It can’ t accept connection from other wireless station at the same

time. If you want an access point to bridge wired Ethernet network and provide

connection service for other wireless station at the same time, you have to set the

access point to “AP Bridge-WDS mode”. Simply speaking, “AP Bridge-WDS mode”

function is the combination of “AP mode” and “AP Bridge-Point to Multi-Point

mode”.