Band
To select a band for this device to match 802.11b, 802.11g,
802.11n, 802.11b/g, 802.11g/n or 802.11b/g/n. optional
parameters:
2.4GHz(B),2.4GHz(G),2.4GHz(N),2.4GHz(B+G),2.4GHz(G+N),
2.4GHz(B+G+N)
Mode
Configure this device as AP, Client, WDS or AP+WDS ,
AP+MESH,MESH. If you set this device as AP or AP+WDS mode, the
button is available for you to set up four SSID for
this wireless network. Click on this button to do more
configurations.
Description of Modes
AP (Access Point): Allows wireless clients or devices to establish
connectivity.
Client: Allows the device to connect to another wireless access
point and establish connectivity through the network port. Also
known as wireless adapter mode.
WDS (Wireless Distribution System): Allows the device to establish
a WDS wireless bridge to other WDS supported wireless access
points.
AP+WDS (Access Point + Wireless Distribution System): Allows
wireless clients or devices to establish connectivity and allows the
device to establish a WDS wireless bridge to other WDS supported
wireless access points simultaneously.
Mesh: Allows the device to establish a wireless mesh network with
other mesh supported wireless access points.
AP+Mesh (Access Point + Mesh): Allows wireless clients or devices
to establish connectivity and allows the device to establish a
wireless mesh network with other mesh supported wireless access
points simultaneously.
Network Type
When you configure this device in AP Client mode, this drop-down
list allows users to change the network type into infrastructure
mode or ad-hoc mode.
Ad-Hoc mode: connects two computers directly without the use of
a router or AP. It is also know as a peer-to-peer network.
Infrastructure Mode: the wireless network contains at least one
wireless client and one wireless AP or router. This client connects to
Internet or intranet by communicating with this wireless AP.
SSID
Service set identifier (SSID) for the name of the wireless network.
Channel Width
Select to use 20MHz or 40MHz as the wireless channel frequency.
Control Sideband
If you have selected the channel width of 40MHz for this AP, you
can control this AP to use the frequency for a deflection of “Upper”
or “Lower.”