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Insight Instant AirBridge WBC502 User Manual Setting Description BSSID If you want the satellite to connect to a particular master, select the Preferred BSSID check box and enter the basic service set ID (BSSID) of the master in the format of a MAC address. The BSSID is usually the MAC address of the radio on the AirBridge master that broadcasts the SSID. SSID In the SSID field, enter the service set ID (SSID), that is, the name of the WiFi network on the AirBridge master with which the satellite must connect. Security Mode From the Security Mode menu, select the same security mode that is defined on the AirBridge master. You can select WPA2-PSK or WPA2-Enterprise for the connection to the selected SSID. For information about WPA2-Enterprise, see Set up WPA2-Enterprise security on a satellite or client bridge on page 84. Encryption If you select WPA2-PSK from the Security Mode menu, this field is fixed at AES. You cannot select another option. Passphrase If you select WPA2-PSK from the Security Mode menu, enter the passphrase (network key or WiFi password). The length of the passphrase must be from 8 to 63 characters. You must enter the same passphrase that is defined on the AirBridge master so that the satellite can connect to the master. 7. Click the Save button. Your settings are saved but not yet applied. The page closes. The Wireless Settings page displays again. A pop-up window opens. The window shows the number of changes to be applied. 8. In the pop-up window, click the Apply button. Your changes are applied. If the WiFi link must be reestablished, the page displays the number of seconds before the AirBridge is back online. Change or configure a new 5 GHz SSID for a master with the AirBridge mode enabled Use this task if the operation mode of the AirBridge is AirBridge Master and the AirBridge mode is enabled. When you performed the initial configuration on the Day Zero Easy Setup page, you were required to change the name of the default 5 GHz SSID. If you kept WPA2-PSK as the WiFi security, you were also required to change the passphrase. Manage the WiFi and Radio 68 Features User Manual

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Description
Setting
If you want the satellite to connect to a particular master, select the
Preferred BSSID
check
box and enter the basic service set ID (BSSID) of the master in the format of a MAC address.
The BSSID is usually the MAC address of the radio on the AirBridge master that broadcasts
the SSID.
BSSID
In the
SSID
field, enter the service set ID (SSID), that is, the name of the WiFi network on
the AirBridge master with which the satellite must connect.
SSID
From the
Security Mode
menu, select the same security mode that is defined on the
AirBridge master. You can select
WPA2-PSK
or
WPA2-Enterprise
for the connection to
the selected SSID.
For information about WPA2-Enterprise, see Set
up
WPA2-Enterprise
security
on
a
satellite
or
client
bridge
on page 84.
Security Mode
If you select
WPA2-PSK
from the
Security Mode
menu, this field is fixed at AES. You cannot
select another option.
Encryption
If you select
WPA2-PSK
from the
Security Mode
menu, enter the passphrase (network
key or WiFi password). The length of the passphrase must be from 8 to 63 characters.
You must enter the same passphrase that is defined on the AirBridge master so that the
satellite can connect to the master.
Passphrase
7.
Click the
Save
button.
Your settings are saved but not yet applied. The page closes. The Wireless Settings
page displays again.
A pop-up window opens. The window shows the number of changes to be applied.
8.
In the pop-up window, click the
Apply
button.
Your changes are applied. If the WiFi link must be reestablished, the page displays
the number of seconds before the AirBridge is back online.
Change or configure a new 5 GHz SSID for a master with
the AirBridge mode enabled
Use this task if the operation mode of the AirBridge is AirBridge Master and the AirBridge
mode is enabled.
When you performed the initial configuration on the Day Zero Easy Setup page, you
were required to change the name of the default 5 GHz SSID. If you kept WPA2-PSK as
the WiFi security, you were also required to change the passphrase.
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Manage the WiFi and Radio
Features
Insight Instant AirBridge WBC502 User Manual