Distech Controls ECLYPSE APEX User Manual page 54

ECLYPSE Web Interface
Item Description
For Client: select an available hotspot from the lists of access point connections that are within
range. Click the Wi-Fi icon
that are within range.
Set the encryption method to be used by the Wi-Fi network:
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Encryption
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When encryption is used, set the password to access the Wi-Fi network as a client or the
password other clients will use to access this hotspot. Passwords should be a long series of
random alphanumeric characters and symbols that are hard to guess. This parameter is case
sensitive.
Password
Click to show or hide the password.
IP address for a Hotspot (or gateway address that wireless clients will connect to). Ensure that this
address is:
IP Address
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Subnet Mask The hotspot's subnetwork mask. See
The range of IP addresses to be made available for Hotspot clients to use. The narrower the
First Address
range, the fewer hotspot clients will be able to connect due to the lack of available IP addresses.
For example, a range where First Address = 192.168.0.22 and Last Address = 192.168.0.26 will
Last Address
allow a maximum of 5 clients to connect to the hotspot on a first-to-connect basis.
When a Hotspot or Access-point is configured, this sets the channel width and number the hotspot
Advanced
is to use. The wireless mode can also be set. See below.
Sets the center frequency of the transmission. If there are other Wi-Fi networks are nearby,
configure each Wi-Fi network to use different channel numbers to reduce interference and network
Channel Number
drop-outs.
NOTE: The range of available channels may vary from country to country.
Sets the wireless mode (wireless G or wireless N). Wireless N mode is backwards compatible with
Wi-Fi Mode
wireless G and B. Wireless G mode is backwards compatible with wireless B.
Click to refresh the information in the list.
Apply Click Apply to apply and save the changes
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to select an available Wi-Fi network from the list of access points
Open: 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 pass-
word.
WPA2E: Use this option if you are connecting to an enterprise network that has a working RA-
DIUS authentication server. This RADIUS server provides user authentication.
If using a Hotspot connection, network access will be disabled until the default password
is changed.
If using an Access Point connection, the default password must be changed before you
can save and apply your changes to this page.
Not in the range of IP address set by First Address and Last Address.
Not the same as the IP address set under IP Configuration for the wired network.
About the Subnetwork Mask.
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