CWA-854HT User’s Guide
Table 2-5 Wireless: Wireless Basic Settings
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Wireless
ce
allowed.
LAN
Interfa
Band If your wireless network contains only IEEE 802.11b devices, select 802.1 B.
If your wireless network contains only IEEE 802.11g devices, select 802.1 G.
ntains both IEEE 802.11b and IEEE 802.11g devices, select 802.1 If your wireless network co
B/G.
Mode In addition to setting the CWA-854HT as an AP
networks, you can also set the CWA-854HT
The Client mode allows you the use the CWA-854HT
allows the computer to connect to a wireless network.
To wirelessly bridge two wired networks, use the WDS
Select AP + WDS mode to set the CWA-854HT
access point at the same time.
(access point) bridging the wireless and wired
to other operating modes.
as a wireless adapter for a computer. This
mode.
to wireless bridge two networks and work as an
If you set the CWA-854HT in WDS modes, make sure you activate the
spanning tree protocol to avoid network loops.
Network
Type
This field is applicable when you select Client in the
Select Infrastructure
Select Ad-hoc to allow a compute to connect to another wireless-enable computer
Mode field.
to allow a computer to connect to a wireless network via an access point.
.
Site Survey This button is applicable when you select Client in the
Network Type field.
Click Site Survey to open a screen displaying a list of
transmission range. You can set the CWA-854HT to
Mode field and Infrastructure in the
available wireless networks/devices within
connect to a wireless network/device.
SSID An SSID uniquely identifies a wireless network. A
same SSID to communicate with each other.
Enter the name of a wireless network to which the computer connect
ll devices in a wireless network must use the
s.
Regulation
Domain
Select the name of your regulation domain.
Channel A channel is the operatin
Number
g frequency in which a wireless device transmits data. The number of
an select varies depending on the regulation domain you select. channels you c
Select a channel number the CWA-854HT is to use for wireless communication.
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