Basic Settings - Edimax BR-6114WG User Manual

2.4.1 Basic Settings

This wireless router supports AP, Bridge and WDS modes. "AP Mode" provides pure access
point function. The simplest way to build up a wireless LAN is to use "AP Mode". "AP Bridge
Mode" provides the function to bridge more than 2 wired Ethernet networks together by wireless
LAN. You can use two access points or wireless routers with "AP Bridge-Point to Point mode" to
bridge two wired Ethernet networks together. If you want to bridge more than two wired Ethernet
networks together, you have to use enough access points or wireless routers with "AP Bridge-
Point to Multi-Point mode". A wireless router with "AP Bridge-Point to Point mode" or "AP Bridge-
Point to Multi-Point mode" can only be used to bridge wired Ethernet networks together. It can't
accept connection from other wireless station at the same time. If you want a wireless router to
bridge wired Ethernet network and provide connection service for other wireless station at the
same time, you have to set the wireless router to "AP Bridge-WDS mode". Simply speaking, "AP
Bridge-WDS mode" function is the combination of "AP mode" and "AP Bridge-Point to Multi-Point
mode".
Parameters
Alias Name
ESSID
Default
default
Description
The alias name of this router.
This is the name of the wireless LAN. All the
devices in the same wireless LAN should have
the same ESSID.