Open-Networks iConnect625W Router Manual PDF (Setup & Configuration Guide)

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9.5

Management

The wireless Management function gives another level of security to your AP. It allows

you to create either an allowed access list or a banned access list and view a list of

stations associated with your access point.

The Associated Stations page allows you to see a list of all the stations associated with

the AP. From this screen, you can ban any station if required.

To configure

Management

and access

Associated Stations

, please follow the steps

below.

Step 1

:

From the

Wireless

tab, click the

Management

link provided. The following

page appears:

Step 2:

Check the

Enable Access List

checkbox.

Step 3:

Highlight the

Allow

radio button to create an allowed access list or

Ban

radio

button to create a banned list.

You cannot select both Allow and Ban; you can only select one option.

Step 4:

Enter a MAC address of an allowed or banned station in the

MAC Address

field.

Step 5:

Click the

Add

button.

Step 6:

Repeat this step for each station you want to add to your access list.

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Step 7:

To view associated stations, click the

Associated Stations

button. The

following page appears:

Step 8:

Click the

Apply

button to apply the settings.

Step 9:

To save your configuration, please refer to the section under

Save / Restart

Menu

.

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9.6

WDS

Wireless Distribution System (WDS) is a system that interconnects BSS (Basic Service

Set) to build a premise wide network. BSS are communicating stations on a wireless

LAN.

WDS network allows users of mobile equipment to roam and stay connected to the

available network resources. You can configure your iConnect625W router AP as WDS

mode using the WDS page.

To configure

WDS

, follow the steps below.

Step 1

:

From the

Wireless

tab, click the

WDS

link provided. The following page

appears:

Step 2:

Select the

WDS Mode

option from the drop-down list to enable WDS.

Step 3:

The

WDS Name

is used to identify the WDS network. It is defaulted to

WDS_TI.

Step 4:

Check the

Activate as Root

checkbox for the WDS hierarchy to work.

Step 5:

Check the

WDS Privacy

to use a secured connection between APs in the

WDS network.

WDS Privacy is not supported in Crude mode.

Step 6:

Enter the secret privacy key in the

Secret

field.

Step 7:

The

Uplink

checkbox enables the uplink to enter a MAC address to the upper

device in the WDS hierarchy. It cannot be configured if

Root

is enabled.

Step 8:

Check the

Downlink 1 - 4

checkboxes as required. Enter the MAC address of

the lower device in the WDS hierarchy.

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Step 9:

Click the

Apply

button to apply the settings.

Step 10:

To save your configuration, please refer to the section under

Save / Restart

Menu

.

The following table lists the

WDS

screen fields and their definitions:

Field

Description

WDS Mode

The following

WDS modes

are available:

•

Bridge

: In

Bridge

mode, the AP BSS is enabled.

•

Repeater

: In

Repeater

mode, the AP BSS is disabled

when connection to the upper layer AP is established.

•

Crude

: In

Crude

mode, the AP BSS service is always

enabled, but the links between APs are configured

statically and are not maintained.

•

Disabled (Default)

: WDS is inactive.

In both

Bridge

and

Repeater modes,

WDS uses management

protocol to establish and maintain links between APs.

WDS Name

This is the WDS name that identifies the WDS network. The

field takes up to 8 characters. Two or more WDS networks

may exist in the same area.

Activate as Root

This field must be checked for the root device in the WDS

hierarchy. Only one WDS root device may exist in the WDS

network. This field is not applicable for Crude mode.

WDS Privacy

Checking this field commands the WDS manager to use a

secured connection between APs in the WDS network.

Security settings must be the same in all APs in the WDS

network.

Secret

This is the 32-character alphanumeric privacy key.

Uplink

This is the BSS ID of the upper device in the WDS hierarchy.

This uplink cannot be configured if

Root

is enabled.

Downlink 1

Downlink 2

Downlink 3

Downlink

Downlink 4

These are the BSS IDs of the lower device in

the WDS hierarchy connected to this AP. Up to

four downlinks can be configured.

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10.

Tools

The

Tools

main page provides access to the following features:

±

Systems Commands

±

Remote Log - Router

±

User Management

±

Update Gateway

±

Ping Test

±

Modem Test

The following sections describe these features in detail.

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