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Elpro Technologies 450U-E Wireless Ethernet Modem & Device Server User Manual
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Network Configuration 3.6
. The Network Configuration page
allows configuration of parameters related to the wired and wireless Ethernet interfaces. In general, IP address selection
will be dependent upon the connected wired Ethernet device(s) before connecting to an existing LAN consult the
network administrator.
Default configuration of the module will be Client and Bridge. When in Bridged Mode the modules wired and wireless IP
address will be the same, meaning only one IP Address is required. If the Device Mode is changed to Router the page will
display two IP addresses, one for Ethernet and one for Wireless. For more information on Bridging Networks see section
3.13 IP Routing
Network Settings Webpage Fields
Operating Mode
Used to select Access Point, Client. Default is set to Client.
System Address (ESSID)
A 450U-E
Only modules with the same system address will communicate with each other. The
system address is a text string 1 to 31 characters in length. Select a text string which
identifies your system.
Desired BSSID
To force a client/station to always connect to the same Access Point enter the MAC
address of that Access Point in the Desired BSSID field
(Note that the ESSID of the Access Point must also match the configured ESSID of
the client).
Radio Encryption
Select the desired radio Encryption level.
Encryption key, passphrase, etc. 3.8
below for details)
Device Mode
Used to select Bridge or Router mode.
addresses and Netmasks are required for the Ethernet and Wireless interfaces.
By default this is set to Bridge.
Bridge STP
Checking this box enables Spanning Tree protocol in bridged networks. See to
section 3.7 Spanning Tree
Obtain IP Address
Automatically
Checking this item enables DHCP client on the 450U-E. A DHCP client requests its IP
address from a DHCP server which assigns the IP Address automatically. For more
information, refer to section 4.10 DHCP Client Configuration default is unchecked.
IP Address
Bridge Mode - The IP address of the 450U-E module. Both wired (Ethernet Interface)
port and wireless (Wireless Interface) ports will take on this address.
Router Mode Separate IP addresses are required for each interface. IP addresses
must be different.
Figure 28 Network