Wireless Multi-Function Access Point
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3.6.1 Access Point Mode
Configure the AP to Access Point mode; with this mode, WLAN clients can
access LAN or other WLAN clients through this AP.
Channel: The channel that AP will operate in. User can select the channel
range from 1 to 11 for North America (FCC) domain, 1 to 13 for European
(ETSI) domain and 1 to 14 for Japanese domain.
SSID: Service Set Identifier, which is a unique name shared among all clients
and nodes in a wireless network. The SSID must be identical for each clients
and nodes in the wireless network.
Authentication Type: The authentication type default is set to Open system.
There are six options: Open system; Shared Key; WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK,
WPA and WPA2. User may want to set to Shared Key when the clients and
AP in the same wireless network enable the encryption. All the nodes and
hosts on the network must use the same authentication type.
WEP Key: To disable WEP security, click on the “Disable” option. To enable
WEP security, there are 2 types to select – 64bits and 128 bits. When it is
selected, the key value must be entered in ASCII or HEX format.
Note: When the WEP security is enabled, all the wireless clients that wish to
connect to the Access Point must also have WEP enabled with the identical WEP
Key value entered.