Configuring the wireless access point, Overview – Sony MP595 User Manual

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6: Configuring the Wireless Access
Point

• Unlock MP modem

configuration

• Enable the wireless

access point

• Set the SSID
• Configure the security

settings

• Reset the MP modem

to factory defaults

This chapter describes how to use the MP 595 modem as a 
wireless access point. You can use the MP 595 as a wireless 
access point in either NAT or non‐NAT modes

1

. 

Note: This chapter only applies to the MP 595W.

Overview

By default the wireless access point is disabled. The main steps 
for configuring the MP modem wireless access point are:

•

Enable wireless access point.

Optional:

•

Change the password.

•

Set the SSID.

•

Set the security settings.

•

Enable NAT, if applicable. (See 

Chapter 5

 for details.)

Note: Watcher is currently not available over a WAP network. You
can use Watcher over any Physical Interface to enable the WAP
interface.

Note: If the Wi-FI is enabled and is in Non-NAT mode, the computer
that is connected to the Wi-Fi can monitor cellular connection by using
ethernet through the watcher.

1. See

Chapter 5

for information on enabling and configuring NAT

mode.

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