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TL-WA501G, Disable Wireless, Access Point, Enable SSID Broadcast, Enable SSID Broadcast, Client, - bridge mode

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TL-WA501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide ¾ Disable Wireless - The wireless of this AP can be enabled or disabled to allow wireless stations access. If disabled, wireless stations will not be able to access the AP. ) Note: AP provides five operational modes: Access Point, Client, Repeater, Bridge (point to point), Bridge (point to Multi-point). ¾ Access Point - Access Point mode allows wireless stations including AP clients to access. • Enable SSID Broadcast - If you select the Enable SSID Broadcast checkbox, the Wireless Access Point SSID will broadcast its name (SSID) on the air. ¾ Client - This mode allows one or more remote LANs connect with a central LAN, and thus creating an extended virtual LAN. In this way, any station of the Remote LAN can successfully communicate with any station of the central LAN, as if all of them belong to the same physical LAN. Wireless Stations can't associate with AP Clients. • Enable WDS - The AP client can connect to AP with WDS enabled or disabled. If WDS is enabled, all traffic from wired networks will be forwarded in the format of WDS frames consist of four address fields. If WDS is disabled, three address frames are used. If your AP supports WDS well, please select the option. • SSID - Enter the SSID of AP that you want to access. If you select the radio before SSID, the AP client will connect to AP according SSID. • MAC of AP - Enter the MAC address of AP that you want to access. If you select the radio before MAC of AP, the AP client will connect to AP according MAC address. ¾ Repeater - A wireless repeater is an AP with its own BSS that relays data to a root AP, to which it is associated. The wireless repeater relays signal between its stations and the root AP for greater wireless range. Please input the MAC address of root AP in the field of MAC of AP. ¾ Universal Repeater - APs without WDS function can also be communicated with in this mode ) Note: If the available AP can't support with WDS, you may select Client mode without WDS or Universal Repeater mode to associate with the AP. Here is an example of how to configure wireless repeater. Please do the following: 1. Configure the Operating Mode of the TL-WA501G Access Points. • Configure AP1 on LAN Segment 1 in Access Point mode. • Configure AP2 in Repeater mode with the MAC address of its root AP (AP1). • Configure AP3 in Repeater mode with the MAC address of its root AP (AP2). 15

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TL-WA501G
54M Wireless Access Point User Guide
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Disable Wireless -
The wireless of this AP can be enabled or disabled to allow wireless
stations access. If disabled, wireless stations will not be able to access the AP.
)
Note:
AP provides five operational modes: Access Point, Client, Repeater, Bridge (point to point), Bridge
(point to Multi-point).
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Access Point -
Access Point mode allows wireless stations including AP clients to access.
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Enable SSID Broadcast -
If you select the
Enable SSID Broadcast
checkbox, the
Wireless Access Point SSID will broadcast its name (SSID) on the air.
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Client -
This mode allows one or more remote LANs connect with a central LAN, and thus
creating an extended virtual LAN. In this way, any station of the Remote LAN can successfully
communicate with any station of the central LAN, as if all of them belong to the same physical
LAN. Wireless Stations can’t associate with AP Clients.
•
Enable WDS -
The AP client can connect to AP with WDS enabled or disabled. If WDS is
enabled, all traffic from wired networks will be forwarded in the format of WDS frames
consist of four address fields. If WDS is disabled, three address frames are used. If your
AP supports WDS well, please select the option.
•
SSID -
Enter the SSID of AP that you want to access. If you select the radio before SSID,
the AP client will connect to AP according SSID.
•
MAC of AP -
Enter the MAC address of AP that you want to access. If you select the
radio before MAC of AP, the AP client will connect to AP according MAC address.
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Repeater -
A wireless repeater is an AP with its own BSS that relays data to a root AP, to
which it is associated. The wireless repeater relays signal between its stations and the root
AP for greater wireless range. Please input the MAC address of root AP in the field of MAC of
AP.
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Universal Repeater
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APs without WDS function can also be communicated with in this mode
)
Note:
If the available AP can’t support with WDS, you may select Client mode without WDS or Universal
Repeater mode to associate with the AP.
Here is an example of how to configure wireless repeater. Please do the following:
1.
Configure the Operating Mode of the TL-WA501G Access Points.
•
Configure AP1 on LAN Segment 1 in Access Point mode.
•
Configure AP2 in Repeater mode with the MAC address of its root AP (AP1).
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Configure AP3 in Repeater mode with the MAC address of its root AP (AP2).
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