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Pepwave Surf / Surf AP / Surf DX Series
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Pepwave User Manual
4.3.2 Wireless Settings
Illustration 5: Wireless Settings
Wireless Settings
SSID
To configure the SSID / ESSID / Network Name of the wireless network
to associate to.
Radio Mode
It allows the user to choose between radio modulations support. E.g.
802.11b/g, 802.11g only, 802.11b, etc. The available settings depend
on the Wi-Fi module installed on the device.
Channel
Scanning Mode
To select different channels that preferred to scan.
Bit Rate
To fix the 802.11 transmit bit rate. Available options depend on the
Radio Mode chosen. If auto is chosen, the device will choose the best
bit rate dynamically and automatically.
Authentication
Available options are Open, Static WEP Key, 802.1x with dynamic WEP
key, WPA/WPA2-Enterprise and WPA/WPA2-Personal. The selection
should be according to the setting of the access point you are
associating to. Data transferred are encrypted under all modes except
in Open mode. When Static WEP Key or WPA/WPA2-Personal is chosen,
you should enter an encryption key in the Encryption Key field. You do
not need to use 802.1x and WPA/WPA2-Enterprise unless instructed to
do so by your ISP.
Preferred AP
The MAC address of a preferred access point can be entered here.
When the preferred access point is found and its signal strength is
higher than the Min Signal Strength, it will connect to this preferred
access point, no matter the other access points are found even they
have higher signal strength or the same SSID.