Chapter 4. Wireless Access Point Setup; Wireless Settings Wizard - D-Link DSR-150 User Manual

Unified Services Router
Chapter 4. Wireless Access Point
Th is ro u t er h as an in t egrated 802.11n rad io t h at allo ws y o u t o create an access p oin t for
wireles s LA N clien t s . Th e s ecurit y/ en cry ptio n/ au thent icat io n o p t io n s are g ro u p ed in a
wireles s Pro file, an d each co n fig u red p ro file will b e av ailab le fo r s elect io n in t h e A P
co n fig u ratio n men u . Th e p ro file d efin es v ario u s p aramet ers fo r t h e A P, in clu d in g t h e
s ecu rit y b et ween t h e wireles s clien t an d t h e A P, an d can b e s h ared b et ween mu lt ip le
A Ps in s t an ces o n t h e s ame d ev ice wh e n n eed ed .
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Th e co n t en t in t h is s ect io n is ap p licab le t o t h e DSR -500N an d DSR-1000N
p ro d u ct s .
Up t o fo u r u n iq u e wireles s n et wo rks can b e creat ed b y co n fig u rin g mu lt ip le "v irt u al"
A Ps . Each s u ch v irt ual A P ap p ears as an in d ep en d en t A P (u n iq u e SSID) t o s u p p o rt ed
clien t s in t h e en v iro nmen t, b u t is act ually ru n nin g o n t h e s ame p h ysical rad io in t egrated
wit h t h is ro u t er.
Yo u will n eed t h e fo llo win g in fo rmat io n t o co n fig u re y o u r wireles s n et wo rk:
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Ty p es o f d ev ices exp ect ed t o access t he wireles s n et wo rk an d t h eir s u p p o rt ed W i-
Fi™ mo d es
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Th e ro u t er's g eo g rap h ical reg io n
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Th e s ecu rit y s et t in g s t o u s e fo r s ecu rin g t h e wireles s n et wo rk.
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Pro files may b e t h o u gh t o f as a g ro u pin g o f A P p aramet ers t h at can t h en b e ap p lied
t o n o t ju s t o ne b u t mu lt ip le A P in s t ances (SSIDs ) , t h u s av o id in g d u p licat io n if t h e
s ame p aramet ers are t o b e u s ed o n mu lt ip le A P in s t an ces o r SSIDs .

4.1 Wireless Settings Wizard

Setup > Wizard > Wireless Settings
Th e W ireles s Net wo rk Set u p W izard is av ailab le fo r u s ers n ew t o n et wo rkin g . By
g o in g t h ro ug h a few s t raig h t fo rward co n fig u rat io n p ag es y o u can en ab le a W i -Fi™
n et wo rk o n y o u r LA N an d allo w s u p p ort ed 802.11 clien t s t o co n nect t o t h e con fig ured
A cces s Po in t .
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