User guide

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Installing the Smart Wi-Fi Gateway
Installing the MF7211/MF7211-EXT Model
6. Select the topology that best describes your network setup, and then click Next.
The two topology options include:
• connect your wireless computer(s) to a Metro Wi-Fi network (Router mode)
• connect your home router to a Metro Wi-Fi network (Bridge mode)
The device checks for available wireless networks with which it can associate and
displays these networks on the next page.
7. Complete the remaining steps for the topology option that you selected:
• If You Selected Router Mode
• If You Selected Bridge Mode
If You Selected Router Mode
1. Click the option button for the wireless network with which you want the device
to associate. If that wireless network is using encryption or authentication, type
the security settings in the boxes that appear.
2. Click Next. The Wireless 1 configuration page appears. Wireless 1 is one of your
two home WLANs. Wireless clients on your home network will need to associate
with this WLAN to gain access to the Internet (via your service provider’s Wireless
Broadband Network).
Figure 9. Wireless 1 configuration page
3. Configure your home WLAN settings by answering the following questions:
• What is your network name? (SSID): Type a name that you want to assign to
this WLAN. This is the WLAN name that wireless clients will connect to.