Ap Detection; Ssid Settings - TRENDnet TEW-821DAP User Manual

TRENDnet User's Guide

AP Detection

Wireless 2.4GHz > Wireless Network
Before you setup your TEW-821DAP wireless settings, you may want to know what signal
are currently broadcasting.
To view the site survey and list the running access points around you, do the following:
1
Log into your access point management page (refer to
on page 10).
2
Click Wireless 2.4GHz > Wireless Network.
3 Click Scan next to the AP Detection field.


The site survey page opens.


In site survey you can see the following information:
• SSID: Service Set Identifier. This SSID is human readable and performs as ESSID to
setup wireless groups.
• BSSID: Basic SSID. This is strictly unique SSID to identify a wireless access point,
WAP. It is also the MAC address of the wireless interface.
• Channel: 2.4GHz wireless channel number.
• Signal Level: The signal strength from the access point.
• Type: The 802.11 wireless mode this access point provides.
• Security: Which wireless security was set to use.
• Mode: This wireless source works on infrastructure mode or ad hoc mode.
4
Click Refresh to renew the information.
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SSID Settings

Wireless 2.4GHz > Wireless Network
To configure the SSID settings, do the following:
1
Log into your access point management page (refer to
on page 10).
2 Click Wireless 2.4GHz > Wireless Network.
3
Select the profile from Current Profile section and click Edit next to the profile.


The SSID profile page opens.


4
Modify the following parameters:
• SSID: Select the human readable SSID to be easily identified. You can choose any
combination with 1 to 32 letters .
• Hide SSID: Check this box to hide SSID broadcasting. Your wireless network name
is broadcast to anyone within wireless signal range. When this is box is checked,
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