Extender Setup - D-Link DCS-5030L User Manual

Section 3 - Configuration
This section allows you to setup and configure the Extender Mode feature of your camera. Extender Mode allows your camera
to extend the range of your existing wireless network by repeating the signal it receives. You can choose to use the same
network name and settings as your existing wireless network, or you can create a new one.
Check this box to enable Extender Mode.
Enable
Extender
Mode:
This shows the name of the Host wireless network that the
Host Wireless
camera is connected to and will extend.
Network
Name:
Select an option:
Extended
• Same as Host Wireless Network Name: Your extended
Wireless
network will use the same name and settings as your
Network
Host network. Your devices can use the same wireless
Name (SSID):
information to connect to both the Host and Extended
networks.
• Create a New Wireless Network Name: This allows
you to manually set the name and security used for the
extended network. You will need to add this information
for each wireless device that connects to this Extended
network.
Set the maximum number of clients that are allowed to connect
Maximum
to the extended network.
Clients
Allowed to
Connect:
If you choose to Create a New Wireless Network Name, you
Security
can set your wireless security options here.
Mode:
• None - No wireless encryption will be enabled. All data
sent over the wireless connection could be viewed by
third parties.
• WEP - WEP is the simplest form of wireless encryption,
and should only be used if you devices do not support
WPA/WPA2 encryption.
• WPA/WPA2 - This is currently the most advanced
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