Setting Up A Wi-Fi Hotspot Wireless Network - Acuity Controls nLight ECLYPSE User Manual

Configuring the ECLYPSE Wi-Fi Adapter Wireless Networks
1. Under Wireless Configuration, set wireless to On.
2. Set the Mode to Access-Point.
3. Choose whether the SSID should be hidden or not.
4. Set the name for this access point by which wireless clients will identify it in Network Name.
5. Set the encryption mode to be used by this access point in Encryption:
– None: this option should be avoided as it does not provide any wireless security which allows any wireless client
to access the LAN.
– WPA2: select the Wi-Fi Protected Access II option to secure the Wi-Fi network with a password.
– WPA2 Enterprise: Use this option if you are connecting to an enterprise network that has a working RADIUS au-
thentication server. This RADIUS server provides user authentication.
6. Set the access point's authentication password in Password. This is the password wireless clients will need to know in
order to connect to this access point.
7. Under Advanced, set the Channel Number and Wi-Fi Mode. See
parameters.
8. Click Apply.

Setting up a Wi-Fi Hotspot Wireless Network

This turns the controller into a Wi-Fi hotspot with a router. This puts the hotspot into a separate subnetwork with a DHCP
server to provide IP addresses to any connected device. See
Wide area network (WAN) connectivity is through the wired connection. See
Though BACnet/IP uses IP protocol to communicate, this hotspot acts as an IP router; it does not forward broadcast mes-
sages which are important in BACnet to identify services that are available within the BACnet internetwork. See
Broadcast Management Device Service
Figure 88: Hotspot Wireless Network Settings
Configure the controller's ECLYPSE Wi-Fi adapter mode as a Wi-Fi hotspot as follows.
1. Under Wireless Configuration, set wireless to On.
nLight ECLYPSE
Wi-Fi Hotspot
(BBMD).
Wireless Configuration for an explanation of these
for more information.
Network Address Translation / Firewall.
BACnet/IP
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