How-­-Tos; Changing T He N Ame O F T He W Ireless N Etwork N Ame ( Ssid); Setting U P T He D Evice A S A N A Ccess P Oint - Manhattan 525695 User Manual

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In t his s ection, w e d iscuss s ome o f t he m ost c ommon a ctions y ou a re l ikely t o c onsider.
4.3.1 Changing t he n ame o f t he w ireless n etwork n ame ( SSID)
First, y ou n eed t o l og i n t o t he W eb a dmin U I o f t he w ireless r ange e xtender. S ee S ection 4 .1.
Next, c lick " Basic S ettings." K eep i n m ind t hat t he w ireless r ange e xtender i s a d ual-­‐band d evice, w hich m eans i t h as t wo
wireless r adios y ou c an c onfigure i ndependently.
Change t he S SID t o t he d esired v alue, t hen c lick " Apply" t o s ave a nd a ctivate t he s ettings.
4.3.2 Setting u p t he d evice a s a n a ccess p oint
In a ddition t o b eing a w ireless r ange e xtender, t he d evice c an
function a s a r egular a ccess p oint. A n a ccess p oint c onnects
wireless a nd w ired d evices s o t hat t hey c an c ommunicate i n a
network. T hat i s e xactly w hat a t ypical w ireless r outer i n a
home n etwork d oes, e xcept t he w ireless r outer a lso m anages
the c onnection t o t he I nternet o f m ultiple d evices a t t he s ame
time. T hat i s s omething a r egular w ireless a ccess p oint c annot
do.
Note: T he M anhattan W ireless A C750 D ual-­‐Band R ange
Extender c an a ct a s a r egular a ccess p oint, b ut i t c an f ulfill t he
role o f a w ireless r outer o nce t he m ode s elector s witch i s s et t o r outer m ode.
Log i n t o t he W eb a dmin U I o f t he w ireless r ange e xtender. O n t he m ain s creen, c lick " AP."
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