User Manual

EnGenius Mesh AP-EOA-8670 User Manual & Configuration Guide

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wireless communication devices together to form a wireless network and

can relay data between wireless and wired devices.

STA mode will bring the wireless device to Station mode. Under this mode,

it needs to connect to an AP to join the wireless network.

ADHOC mode will bring the wireless device to adhoc mode where no AP

is required. The connection is established for the duration of one session

by discovering others device within range.

WDS mode will bring the wireless device to form a wireless distribution

system that connects to other AP to form a larger network. Data can be

ralayed between 2 stations.

Only ADHOC mode is allowed in mesh network. Mode other than

ADHOC is disabled and not supported.

• Band – Click on “Band” drop down menu to select “802.11a”, “802.11b”

or “802.11g’ operating band. Choose 802.11a if you want to operates mesh

network under the 5GHz spectrum and up to 54Mbps. However, make sure

your hardware is supported for this kind of operation. Choose 802.11b for

operation under 2.4 GHz spectrums for rates up to 11Mbps. Choose

802.11g for operation under 2.4GHz that are backward compatible with

802.11b band. It can support rates up to 54Mbps.

• ESSID – Extended Service Set Identifier is a code attached to all packets

on a wireless network to identify each packet as part of that network. This

entry is case sensitive text string which consists of a maximum of 32

alphanumeric characters. Enter your ESSID into this field that consistent

with other mesh so that it can join or form the mesh network.

• Frequency – Click on “Frequency” drop down menu to select operating

frequency of wireless network in GHz.

• Beacon Interval – Beacon are management packets sent by an Access

Point to manage and synchronize a wireless network. Value in the range of

20 to 1000 milliseconds is permitted. The default value is set to 100

milliseconds.