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Home > Basic Settings

Wireless

Access Point mode

Select

Access Point

from the pull-down menu.

The other three choices are

WDS with AP

,

WDS

, and

Wireless Client

.

Service Set Identifier (SSID) is the name

designated for a specific wireless local area

network (WLAN). The SSID’s factory default

setting is

dlink

. The SSID can be easily changed

to connect to an existing wireless network or to

establish a new wireless network. The SSID can

be up to 32 characters and is case-sensitive.

Enable

or

Disable

SSID visibility. Enabling this

feature broadcasts the SSID across the network,

thus making it visible to all network users.

Enabling this feature automatically selects

the channel that provides the best wireless

performance.

Enable

is set by default. The

channel selection process only occurs when the

AP is booting up.

All devices on the network must share the same channel. To change the channel, first toggle the Auto Channel Selection

setting to

Disable

, and then use the pull-down menu to make the desired selection.

Note:

The wireless adapters will automatically scan and match the wireless settings.

Mode:

Network Name

(SSID):

SSID Visibility:

Auto Channel

Selection:

Channel:

Wireless Band:

Select either

2.4 GHz

or

5 GHz

from the

pull-down menu.

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Channel Width:

Authentication:

Allows you to select the channel width you would like to operate in. Select

20 MHz

if you are not using any 802.11n

wireless clients.

Auto 20/40 MHz

allows you to connect to both 802.11n and 802.11b/g or 802.11a wireless devices on

your network.

Use the pull-down menu to choose

Open System

,

Shared Key

,

WPA-Personal

, or

WPA-Enterprise

.

Select

Open System

to communicate the key across the network.

Select

Shared Key

to limit communication to only those devices that share the same WEP settings. If multi-SSID is enabled,

this option is not available.

Select

WPA-Personal

to secure your network using a password and dynamic key changes. No RADIUS server is

required.

Select

WPA-Enterprise

to secure your network with the inclusion of a RADIUS server.

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WDS with AP mode

WDS with AP

mode is selected from the pull-down

menu.

Service Set Identifier (SSID) is the name designated for a

specific wireless local area network (WLAN). The SSID’s

factory default setting is

dlink

. The SSID can be easily

changed to connect to an existing wireless network or to

establish a new wireless network.

Enable

or

Disable

SSID visibility. Enabling this feature

broadcasts the SSID across the network, thus making it

visible to all network users.

Enabling this feature automatically selects the channel

that will provide the best wireless performance. This

feature is not supported in WDS with AP mode. The

channel selection process only occurs when the AP is

booting up.

All devices on the network must share the same channel. To change the channel, use the pull-down menu to make the

desired selection. (Note: The wireless adapters will automatically scan and match the wireless settings.)

Allows you to select the channel width you would like to operate in. Select

20 MHz

if you are not using any 802.11n

wireless clients.

Auto 20/40 MHz

allows you to connect to both 802.11n and 802.11b/g or 802.11a wireless devices on

your network.

Mode:

Network Name

(SSID):

SSID Visibility:

Auto Channel

Selection:

Channel:

Channel Width:

Wireless Band:

In WDS with AP mode, the DAP-2553 wirelessly connects

multiple networks while still functioning as a wireless AP.

Select either

2.4GHz

or

5GHz

from the pull-down

menu.

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Enter the MAC addresses of the APs on your network that will serve as bridges to wirelessly connect multiple networks.

Click on the

Scan

button to search for available wireless networks, then click on the available network that you want to

connect with.

Use the pull-down menu to choose

Open System

,

Shared Key

, or

WPA-Personal

.

Select

Open System

to communicate the key across the network.

Select

Shared Key

to limit communication to only those devices that share the same WEP settings. If multi-SSID is enabled,

this option is not available.

Select

WPA-Personal

to secure your network using a password and dynamic key changes. No RADIUS server is

required.

Remote AP MAC

Address:

Site Survey:

Authentication:

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WDS mode

In WDS mode, the DAP-2553 wirelessly connects multiple

networks, without functioning as a wireless AP.

WDS

is selected from the pull-down menu.

Service Set Identifier (SSID) is the name

designated for a specific wireless local area

network (WLAN). The SSID’s factory default

setting is

dlink

. The SSID can be easily changed

to connect to an existing wireless network or to

establish a new wireless network.

Enable

or

Disable

SSID visibility. Enabling this

feature broadcasts the SSID across the network,

thus making it visible to all network users.

Enabling this feature automatically selects

the channel that will provide the best wireless

performance. This feature is not supported in

WDS mode.

All devices on the network must share the same

channel. To change the channel, use the pull-down

menu to make the desired selection

.

Use the pull-down menu to choose

20 MHz

or

Auto 20/40 MHz

.

Enter the MAC addresses of the APs on your network that will serve as bridges to wirelessly connect multiple networks.

Mode:

Network Name

(SSID):

SSID Visibility:

Auto Channel

Selection:

Channel:

Channel Width:

Remote AP MAC

Address:

Wireless Band:

Select either

2.4GHz

or

5GHz

from the pull-down

menu.