Help - Basic Wireless (2.4 GHz)

 

Operation
Wireless Mode Select the desired option:
  • Disable - select this if for some reason you do not this AP to transmit or receive at all on the 2.4 GHz band.
  • 802.11b and 802.11g - this is the default, and will allow connections by both 802.11b and 802.1g wireless stations.
  • 802.11b - if selected, only 802.11b connections are allowed. 802.11g wireless stations will only be able to connect if they are fully backward-compatible with the 802.11b standard.
  • 802.11g - only 802.11g connections are allowed. If you only have 802.11g, selecting this option may provide a performance improvement over using the default setting.
  • Dynamic Super 802.11g (108Mbps) - This uses Packet Bursting, FastFrame, Compression, and "Channel Bonding" (using 2 channels) to increase throughput. Only clients supporting the "Atheros Super G" mode can connect at 108Mbps, and they will only use this speed when necessary. However, this option is backward-compatible with 802.11b and (standard) 802.11g.
  • Static Super 802.11g (108Mbps) - This uses Packet Bursting, FastFrame, Compression, and "Channel Bonding" (using 2 channels) to increase throughput. Because "Channel Bonding" is always used, this method is NOT compatible with 802.11b and (standard) 802.11g. Only clients supporting the "Atheros Super G" mode can connect at 108Mbps; they will always connect at this speed. Select this only if all wireless stations support this "Atheros Super G" mode.
AP Mode Both Bridge mode and AP mode can be used simultaneously, unless AP mode is "Client/Repeater", "Universal Client" or "Universal Repeater". Select the desired AP mode:
  • None (disable) - Disable AP mode. Use this if you want to act a Bridge only.
  • Access Point - operate as a normal Access Point
  • Client/Repeater - act as a client or repeater for another Access Point. If selected, you must provide the address (MAC address) of the other AP in the Remote AP MAC Address field. In this mode, all traffic is sent to the specified AP.
  • Universal Client - act as an universal client for another Access Point. If selected, you must provide the address (MAC address) of the other AP in the Remote AP MAC Address field. In this mode, all traffic is sent to the specified AP.
  • Universal Repeater - act as an universal repeater for another Access Point. If selected, you must provide the address (MAC address) of the other AP in the Remote AP MAC Address field. In this mode, all traffic is sent to the specified AP.

Note: If using Client/Repeater mode, Universal Client mode or Universal Repeater mode, you cannot use Bridge Mode.

Remote AP MAC Address This is not required unless the AP Mode is "Client/Repeater", "Universal Client" or "Universal Repeater". In this modes, you must provide the MAC address of the other AP in this field. You can either enter the MAC address directly, or, if the other AP is on-line and broadcasting its SSID, you can click the "Select AP" button and select from a list of available APs.
Broadcast SSID If Disabled, no SSID is broadcast.
If enabled, you must select the security profile whose SSID is to be broadcast. This can be done the the "Security Profiles" screen. The SSID will then be broadcast to all Wireless Stations. Stations which have no SSID (or a "null" value) can then adopt the correct SSID for connections to this Access Point.
Bridge Mode Both Bridge mode and AP mode can be used simultaneously, unless AP mode is "Client/Repeater", "Universal Client" or "Universal Repeater". Select the desired Bridge mode:
  • None (disable) - Disable Bridge mode. Use this if you want to act a AP only.
  • Point-to-Point Bridge (PTP) - Bridge to a single AP. You must provide the MAC address of the other AP in the PTP Bridge AP MAC Address field.
  • Point-to-Multi-Point Bridge (PTMP) - Select this only if this AP is the "Master" for a group of Bridge-mode APs. The other Bridge-mode APs must be set to Point-to-Point Bridge mode, using this AP's MAC address. They then send all traffic to this "Master".
    If required, you can specify the MAC addresses of the APs which are allowed to connect to this AP. To specify the allowed APs:
    1. Enable the checkbox "In PTMP mode, only allow specified APs".
    2. Click the button "Set PTMP APs".
    3. On the resulting sub-screen, enter the MAC addresses of the allowed APs.
PTP Bridge AP MAC Address This is not required unless the Bridge Mode is "Point-to-Point Bridge (PTP)". In this case, you must enter the MAC address of the other AP in this field.
In PTMP mode, only allow specified APs This is only functional if using Point-to-Multi-Point Bridge (PTMP) mode. If enabled, you can specify the MAC addresses of the APs which are allowed to connect to this AP. To specify the allowed APs:
  1. Enable this checkbox
  2. Click the button "Set PTMP APs".
  3. On the resulting sub-screen, enter the MAC addresses of the allowed APs.
Set PTMP APs Use this to open a sub-window where ou can specify the MAC addresses of the APs which are allowed to connect to this AP. This is only functional if using Point-to-Multi-Point Bridge (PTMP) mode and you have enabled the checkbox "In PTMP mode, only allow specified APs".

Parameters
Channel No
  • If "Automatic" is selected, the Access Point will select the best available Channel.
  • If you experience interference (shown by lost connections and/or slow data transfers) you may need to experiment with manually setting different channels to see which is the best.
Current Channel No. This displays the current channel used by the Access Point.