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Chapter 1 Introducing the NWA
NWA1000 Series User’s Guide
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downloading while using the 5 GHz band for time sensitive traffic like high-definition video, music,
and gaming.
Figure 1 Dual-Band Application
1.2 Wireless Modes
The NWA can be configured to use the following WLAN operating modes:
Applications for each operating mode are shown below.
1.2.1 MBSSID
A Basic Service Set (BSS) is the set of devices forming a single wireless network (usually an access
point and one or more wireless clients). The Service Set IDentifier (SSID) is the name of a BSS. In
Multiple BSS (MBSSID) mode, the NWA provides multiple virtual APs, each forming its own BSS and
using its own individual SSID profile.
You can configure multiple SSID profiles, and have all of them active at any one time.
You can assign different wireless and security settings to each SSID profile. This allows you to
compartmentalize groups of users, set varying access privileges, and prioritize network traffic to
and from certain BSSs.
OPERATING MODE
NUMBER OF
SUPPORTED SSID
REPEATER FUNCTION AP FUNCTION
MBSSID 8 No Yes
Client 1 No No
Root AP 5 Yes Yes
Repeater 1 Yes Yes