Wireless Network page
Field
Description
Disable Wireless LAN
Enable/Disable the Wireless LAN Interface.
Interface
Default: Disable
Band
Specify the WLAN Mode to 802.11b/g Mixed mode, 802.11b mode or 802.11g mode
Mode
Configure the Wireless LAN Interface to AP, Client, WDS or WDS + AP mode
Network Type
Configure the Network Type to Infrastructure or Ad hoc.
Field
Description
Disable Wireless LAN
Enable/Disable the Wireless LAN Interface.
Interface
Default: Disable
Band
Specify the WLAN Mode to 802.11b/g Mixed mode, 802.11b mode or 802.11g mode
Mode
Configure the Wireless LAN Interface to AP, Client, WDS or WDS + AP mode
Network Type
Configure the Network Type to Infrastructure or Ad hoc.
Specify the network name.
Each Wireless LAN network uses a unique Network Name to identify the network. This
name is called the Service Set Identifier (SSID). When you set up your wireless adapter,
SSID
you specify the SSID. If you want to connect to an existing network, you must use the
name for that network. If you are setting up your own network you can make up your
own name and use it on each computer. The name can be up to 20 characters long and
contain letters and numbers.
Channel Number
Choose a Channel Number from the pull-down menu.
Show Active Wireless Client Table
Associated Clients
This table shows the MAC address, transmission, receiption packet counters and encryp-
ted status for each associated wireless client.
Enable Mac Clone
(Single Ethernet
Enable Mac Clone (Single Ethernet Client)
Client)
Enable Universal
Acting as AP and client simultaneously
Repeater Mode
When mode is set to "AP" and URM (Universal Repeater Mode ) is enabled, user should in-
SSID of Extended
put SSID of another AP in the field of "SSID of Extended Interface". Please note, the chan-
Interface
nel number should be set to the one, used by another AP because 8186 will share the
same channel between AP and URM interface (called as extended interface hereafter).
Advanced Settings
These settings are only for more technically advanced users who have a sufficient knowledge about wireless LAN.
These settings should not be changed unless you know what effect the changes will have on your Access Point. To
access the Wireless Network Advanced Settings page:
From the left-hand Wireless menu, click on Advanced Settings. The following page is displayed:
WLAN Router
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