Advanced Wireless Lan Configuration; Wlan Configuration With The Wizards In Lanconfig - Lancom OAP-54-1 Manual

5 Advanced wireless LAN configuration

5.1

WLAN configuration with the wizards in LANconfig

Highly convenient installation wizards are available to help you with the con-
figuration of LANCOM Access Points for your wireless LAN.
The settings include the general shared parameters and also the individual
settings for one or more logical wireless LAN networks (WLAN radio cells or
SSIDs).
Mark your LANCOM Access Point in the selection window in LANconfig.
From the command line, select Extras
In the selection menu, select the Setup Wizard, Configure WLAN inter-
face and confirm the selection with Continue.
Make the settings as requested by the wizard and as described as follows.
Country settings
Regulations for the operation of WLAN cards differ from country to country.
The use of some radio channels is prohibited in certain countries. To operate
the LANCOM Access Points while observing the regulations in various coun-
tries, all physical WLAN interfaces can be set up for the country where they
are operated.
WLAN module operation
The WLAN modules can be operated in various operating modes:
As a base station (Access Point mode), the device makes the link between
WLAN clients and the cabled LAN. Parallel to this, point-to-point connec-
tions are possible as well.
In Managed Mode the Access Points also accept WLAN clients into the
network, although the clients then join a WLAN infrastructure that is con-
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