Station Settings Tab - Hirschmann NetModule AP3400 User Manual

connected to a WAN ethernet port - you can connect to other access points that are sharing an
internet connection. You can use such a connection instead of an ethernet cable, or you can
create multiple WAN networks on the board and have them as main / backup internet sources.
– If you add the Station interface to a LAN network, it can extend the LAN network of the access
point (of the device that your station is connected to).
Dual-band concurrent AP3400 boards can have one radio frequency operating in Station mode, and
the other frequency operating in Access point wireless mode. This allows your board to wirelessly
connect to an internet source, and at the same time share network and internet to multiple WiFi client
devices.
SSID - specify the wireless network name of the access point you want to connect to. The easiest way
to do so is by clicking the Scan button next to the SSID field and pick a desired WiFi network to which
you want to connect.
Scan feature - allows you to easily choose an access point from the list of available WiFi networks.
After clicking the Scan button, the AP3400 board will start looking for advertised network SSIDs in the
surrounding area. Click the Select button to choose a desired access point SSID.
The list of available access points is arranged by SSID / (wireless network name), but you can change
the order by clicking on the header of a respective column, or by using the Search field to filter results:
– SSID - the name of the wireless network. SSIDs are not always unique.
– Channel - displays current channel of access point, its frequency and channel width.
– Signal - received signal strength (in dBm - decibels relative to a milliwatt). Numbers closer to
zero mean the signal is stronger, that is -40 dBm is better than -60 dBm.
– Security - displays the security mode of available access points:
– Open - insecure network, the data transferred is not encrypted - anyone within range of a
signal can connect to a network, the data transferred wirelessly can be captured and read
by third parties.
– OWE - Opportunistic Wireless Encryption, secure open network that everyone can connect,
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Figure 5.25.: Station settings tab
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