Chapter 4 Wireless Settings; Wireless Basic Settings - Tenda F303 Manual

Chapter 4 Wireless Settings

4.1 Wireless Basic Settings

Here you can expand your wireless coverage with the following modes:
Wireless AP (default mode) and WDS.
1. Wireless Access Point (AP): Select this mode if you want to
convert an existing wired network to a wireless network so as to
extend Internet access to wireless clients.
2. WDS Bridge Mode: wireless distribution system (WDS) is a system
enabling the wireless interconnection of access points in an IEEE
802.11 network. It allows a wireless network to be expanded using
multiple access points without the traditional requirement for a wired
backbone to link them. Select this mode if you want to extend an
existing wireless network. The two modes are described as below:
4.1.1 Wireless AP Mode
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1. SSID: This is the public name of your wireless network. The default is
Tenda_XXXXXX. XXXXXX is the last six characters in the device's MAC
address. It is recommended that you change it for better security and
identification.
2. Channel: Select a channel that is the least used by neighboring
networks from the drop-down list or Auto. Channels 1, 6 and 11 are
recommended.
3. OK: Click to save your settings.