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Configuring Advanced Settings
5-7
Restoring or saving
a profile
If you want to save settings or recall saved group settings quickly, go to the User
Configuration section. Default settings can also be restored here. Refer to Figure
5-7 to learn more about configuring these settings.
Resetting your
Wireless AP Router will
erase all of your
configured settings
(LAN, wireless LAN,
WEP, etc.) and replace
them with the factory
defaults. Do not reset
your Wireless AP
Router if you want to
retain your settings.
You can also reset your
Wireless AP Router by
pressing the RESET
button on your
Wireless AP Router.
Refer to "Resetting the
Wireless AP Router" on
page 5-8 for details.
Figure 5-7
Save Current Configurations
Saves current configuration settings
for future use or backup purposes.
Restore Saved Configurations
Lets you load previously saved
configuration settings. Click the
Browse
button to select a
configuration file, and then click
the
Retrieve
button.
Restore Factory Defaults
Click the
Restore
button to
reset your Wireless AP Router
to its factory defaults.
Click the
Administrator
link
and then the
User
Configuration
link to
view this page.
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Configuring Advanced Settings
5-8
Resetting the
Wireless AP
Router
To reset your Wireless AP Router to its factory defaults, use a straightened
paperclip to press the
RESET
button while turning your Wireless AP Router off and
then on again. Keep the
RESET
button depressed throughout. Continue pressing
the
RESET
button for another 10 or more seconds before releasing it.
Resetting your
Wireless AP Router will
erase all of your
configured settings
(LAN, wireless LAN,
WEP, etc.) and replace
them with the factory
defaults. Do not reset
your Wireless AP
Router if you want to
retain your settings.
You can also reset your
Wireless AP Router
with your web browser.
Refer to "Restoring or
saving a profile" on
page 5-7 for details.
Figure 5-8
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About Wireless LANs
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About Wireless LANs
A-1
About Wireless LANs
Wireless LANs are a revolutionary way of connecting devices to each other. In a
wireless
LAN, information is transmitted using radio waves. This means that you
can establish a network of wireless devices in a room or across different rooms
without linking the devices with wires and cables.
Depending on your needs, a wireless LAN can be the sole network solution, or an
extension of a wired LAN.
Features and
Benefits of
Wireless LANs
Using wireless LANs has many advantages:
Convenience, cost effectiveness and flexibility
Setting up a wireless LAN is easy, fast and cost effective as you do not need to install
additional wiring.
Mobility
Unlike wired LANs, a wireless LAN allows you to move around and still remain connected
to the network.
Scalability
You can choose to configure your wireless LAN in Ad-hoc mode or Infrastructure mode. In
Ad-hoc mode, a wireless client can communicate with other wireless clients directly. In
Infrastructure mode, one or more wireless clients are connected to an access point (AP)
router, and this AP router connects these wireless clients to other wireless and wired
clients. See "About Ad-Hoc Mode" on page A-2 and "About Infrastructure Mode" on page
A-3 for more information.
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About Wireless LANs
A-2
About Ad-Hoc
Mode
Ad-hoc mode allows for wireless-to-wireless communication. Wireless clients
connected in this way can share files, printers, drives and other resources, as well
as access the Internet using a shared modem. However, a wireless client can only
communicate with other wireless clients that:
are part of the same wireless LAN workgroup
share the same IEEE 802.11 standard
are within a fixed range
Ad-hoc mode is also known as Peer-to-Peer mode.
Figure A-1:
Ad-hoc Network
Printer
Broadband
modem
DVD-ROM drive
Internet
Wireless LAN
External hard
disk drive

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