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Each field is described in the following table.
Table 27 Configuration > Wireless > AP Management
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Model This field displays the NWA's model name.
Radio 1 Activate Select the check box to enable the NWA's first (default) radio.
Radio 1 OP Mode Select the operating mode for radio 1.
AP Mode means the radio can receive connections from wireless clients and pass their
data traffic through to the NWA to be managed (or subsequently passed on to an
upstream gateway for managing).
MON Mode means the radio monitors the broadcast area for other APs, then passes
their information on to the NWA where it can be determined if those APs are friendly or
rogue. If a radio is set to this mode it cannot receive connections from wireless clients.
Root AP means the radio acts as an AP and also supports the wireless connections with
other APs (in repeater mode) to form a WDS to extend its wireless network.
Repeater means the radio can establish a wireless connection with other APs (in either
root AP or repeater mode) to form a WDS.
Radio 1 Profile Select the radio profile the radio uses.
Note: You can only apply a 2.4G AP radio profile to radio 1. Otherwise, the first radio will
Radio 1 WDS Profile This field is available only when the radio is in Root AP or Repeater mode.
Select the WDS profile the radio uses to connect to a root AP or repeater.
Uplink Selection This field is available only when the radio is in Repeater mode.
Mode
Select AUTO to have the NWA automatically use the settings in the applied WDS profile
to connect to a root AP or repeater.
Select Manual to have the NWA connect to the root AP or repeater with tbe MAC
address specified in the Radio 1 Uplink MAC Address field.
Radio 1 Uplink MAC Enter the MAC address of the root AP or repeater with which you want the NWA to
Address associate.
Radio 2 Activate This displays if the NWA has a second radio.
Select the check box to enable the NWA's second radio.
Radio 2 OP Mode This displays if the NWA has a second radio. Select the operating mode for radio 2.
AP Mode means the radio can receive connections from wireless clients and pass their
data traffic through to the NWA to be managed (or subsequently passed on to an
upstream gateway for managing).
MON Mode means the radio monitors the broadcast area for other APs, then passes
their information on to the NWA where it can be determined if those APs are friendly or
rogue. If a radio is set to this mode it cannot receive connections from wireless clients.
Root AP means the radio acts as an AP and also supports the wireless connections with
other APs (in repeater mode) to form a WDS to extend its wireless network.
Repeater means the radio can establish a wireless connection with other APs (in either
root AP or repeater mode) to form a WDS.
Radio 2 Profile This displays if the NWA has a second radio. Select the radio profile the radio uses.
Note: You can only apply a 5G AP radio profile to radio 2. Otherwise, the second radio will
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not be working.
not be working.
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