Operation Manual

Cerberus Wi-Fi Lite (P6381-0)
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Wireless
Wireless: Wireless Basic Settings
Click Wireless > Wireless Basic Settings. Configure basic wireless settings in this screen.
Disable Wireless LAN Interface – Select this option to deactivate wireless capability on the
Wireless-G Router. No wireless connection is allowed.
Band – If your wireless network contains only IEEE 802.11b devices, select 802.1 B.
If your wireless network contains only IEEE 802.11g devices, select 802.1 G.
If your wireless network contains both IEEE 802.11b and IEEE 802.11g devices, select 802.1
B/G.
Mode – In addition to setting the Wireless-G Router as an AP (access point) bridging the
wireless and wired networks, you can also set the Wireless-G Router to other operating
modes.
• The Client mode allows you the use the Wireless-G Router as a wireless adapter for a
computer. This allows the computer to connect to a wireless network.
• To wirelessly bridge two wired networks, use the WDS mode.
• Select AP + WDS mode to set the Wireless-G Router to wireless bridge two networks
and work as an access point at the same time.
Note: If you set the Wireless-G Router in WDS modes, make sure you activate the
spanning tree protocol to avoid network loops.
Network Type – This field is applicable when you select Client in the Mode field. Select
Infrastructure to allow a computer to connect to a wireless network via an access point.
Select Ad-hoc to allow a compute to connect to another wireless-enable computer.
Site Survey – This button is applicable when you select Client in the Mode field and
Infrastructure in the Network Type field. Click Site Survey to open a screen displaying a list
of available wireless networks/devices within transmission range. You can set the Wireless-G
Router to connect to a wireless network/device.
SSID – An SSID uniquely identifies a wireless network. All devices in a wireless network must
use the same SSID to communicate with each other. Enter the name of a wireless network to
which the computer connects.