TP-Link 54Mbps Wireless Access Point TL-WA501G - Manual (Page 20)

TL-WA501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide
¾ Disable Wireless - The wireless of this AP can be enabled or disabled to allow
wireless stations access. If disabled, wireless stations will not be able to access the
AP.
AP provides five operational modes: Access Point, Client, Repeater, Bridge (point
to point), Bridge (point to Multi-point).
¾ Access Point - Access Point mode allows wireless stations including AP clients to
access.
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SSID - Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same name (SSID) must be
assigned to all wireless devices in your network. The default SSID is TP-LINK,
but it is recommended strongly that you change your networks name (SSID) to
a different value. This value is case-sensitive. For example, TP-LINK is NOT
the same as tp-link.
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Enable SSID Broadcast - If you select the Enable SSID Broadcast checkbox,
the Wireless Access Point SSID will broadcast its name (SSID) on the air.
¾ Client - This mode allows one or more remote LANs connect with a central LAN, and
thus creating an extended virtual LAN. In this way, any station of the Remote LAN
can successfully communicate with any station of the central LAN, as if all of them
belong to the same physical LAN. Wireless Stations can’t associate with AP Clients.
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SSID - Enter the SSID of AP that you want to access. If you select the radio
before SSID, the AP client will connect to AP according SSID.
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MAC of AP - Enter the MAC address of AP that you want to access. If you select
the radio before MAC of AP, the AP client will connect to AP according MAC
address.
¾ Repeater - A wireless repeater is an AP with its own BSS that relays data to a root
AP, to which it is associated. The wireless repeater relays signal between its stations
and the root AP for greater wireless range. Please input the MAC address of root AP
in the field of MAC of AP.
Here is an example of how to configure wireless repeater. Please do the following:
1. Configure the Operating Mode of the TL-WA501G Access Points.
• Configure AP1 on LAN Segment 1 in Access Point mode.
• Configure AP2 in Repeater mode with the MAC address of its root AP (AP1).
• Configure AP3 in Repeater mode with the MAC Address of its root AP (AP2).
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