• Operational Mode
by default is set to
Access Point. This is
for connecting your
wireless PCs to a
wired network. In
most cases, no change
is necessary to this
default setting.
If you are trying to
make a wireless con-
nection between two
wired networks, select
Wireless Bridge. If
you are connecting to
another Wireless
Bridge, select Point
to Point and enter in
the apropriate Remote
MAC Address (this
address must be iden-
tical to the other
Access Point’s MAC
address).
If you plan on connecting to multiple client Access Points, you must select
Point to MultiPoint. Click OK after you have made your selection.
Click the Apply button to store the information, then click the Yes button to
accept the changes in the dialog box that appears.
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• Authentication Type. You may choose between Open System, Shared
Key, and Both. The Authentication Type default is set to Open System, in
which the sender and the recipient do NOT share a secret key. Each party
generates its own key-pair and asks the receiver to accept the randomly-
generated key. Once accepted, this key is used for a short time only. Then
a new key is generated and agreed upon. Even if this secret key is discov-
ered, only a small amount of data may be deciphered. Shared Key is when
both the sender and the recipient share a secret key. They use this key for
an extended length of time, sometimes indefinitely. Any eavesdropper who
discovers the key may decipher all packets until the key is changed.
• Preamble Type. The preamble defines the length of the CRC block for
communication between the Wireless Network Access Point and the roam-
ing Network Card. Verify that you have selected the apropriate preamble
type and click the Apply button to set it.
• Basic Rates. The basic transfer rates should be set depending on the speed
of your wireless network. Verify that you’ve set the correct basic rate for
your wireless network and click the Apply button to set it.
• Antenna Diversity. These two settings determine whether either or both
antennas will be used to transmit or receive. The default setting, Both,
means that the antennas are set to both Transmit and Receive, which is the
recommended setting.
• Auto Rate Fall Back setting should be checked to make your wireless net-
work flexible to roaming wireless devices. As wireless devices move away
from the Wireless Network Access Point, the transfer rate will automatical-
ly fall back to the most optimum rate allowed.
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Wireless Network Access Point
Instant Wireless
TM
Series
Note: In Wireless Bridge mode, the WAP11 can ONLY be
accessed by another wireless bridge. In order for your other
wireless devices to access the WAP11, you must reset it to
Access Point mode. The two modes are mutually exclusive.
