Managing Wlans - D-Link Air DWL-1000AP User Manual

of your choice.
6. Select the radio channels of the Access Points according to your cell plan. See also
More about Cells. Add descriptive information about each Access Point for later
reference.
7. Save the configuration information to disk, and commit the new settings to the Access
Points in your network. Using the button.
Figure 2: Button
Note that the actual settings of the Access Points will not be affected until the Commit to
Network function is executed. If you quit APManager(tm), you will be asked to both save
and commit.
See Updating Access Point Settings.
You can open the saved configuration file anytime you to make changes to the network.

Managing WLANs

A WLAN or "Wireless Local Area Network" consists of a number of Access Points that
together provide seamless access to any wireless stations that are in reach of any of the
Access Points.
Create a WLAN
Destroy a
WLAN
Rename a
WLAN
You can move an Access Point from one WLAN to another by dragging it with the
mouse or by selecting Edit/Cut followed by Edit/Paste.
There are two WLANs that have a special meaning in APManager™. These are the
Unused Access Points and Disabled Access Points special WLAN's.
Select the Edit/Insert Wireless LAN menu item to insert a
new WLAN into the list. Type the name (ESSID) of the
new WLAN.
Remove an empty WLAN by pressing Delete or selecting
the Edit/Clear menu item.
Click on the label of the WLAN to change its name
(ESSID). Note that client stations use the name to identify
the WLAN.
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