PLANET WAP-4000 - Manual (Page 26)

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3.2.2.2 AP Settings
Basic Settings:
ESSID: ESSID is used by all wireless devices within the wireless network. The ESSID value
must be the same on all stations and Access points in this WLAN.
Channel: Select the appropriate channel from the list provided to correspond with your network
settings, between 1 and 13 (in ETSI). All wireless devices with the same ESSID will
automatically use this channel to communicate with this access point.
AP Name: Change the access point name here, if you want to set another name to this Access
Point. This will enable you to manage your access points with more ease if you have multiple
access points in the network.
Mode Settings:
Access Point: This mode is set to WAP-4000 by default. This connects your wireless PCs to a
wired network. In most cases, no change is necessary. Up to 63 wireless clients can be
connected through WAP-4000.
Access Point Client: A WAP-4000 set to AP Client mode is able to connect to another
WAP-4000 functioning in AP mode and wireless client within its range. This mode allows your
WAP-4000 client to be the wirelessly bridged to the main WAP-4000. When you select this
mode, please enter the LAN MAC address of the main WAP-4000 into Remote AP SSID field.
Wireless Bridge: This mode connects two physically separated LAN segments by using two
WAP-4000s. The remote WAP-4000 also needs to be set up as a Wireless Bridge. The Remote
Bridge MAC Address field must be filled with the LAN MAC address of the remote WAP-4000.
Multiple Bridge: This mode allows you to construct a network that has multiple WAP-4000s
bridging multiple LANs wirelessly. For all bridged WAP-4000s, configure them in Multiple Bridge
mode and all the WAP-4000s must be configured on the same channel. You can have up to 14
WAP-4000 to be bridged together. For performance reason, it is suggested to bridge no more
than 6 WAP-4000s in a WLAN.