WK-2x User Manual
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OperationMode:Boththe2.4andthe5GHzbandhavethefollowingoperatingmodes:AccessPoint,WDS
RootAccessPoint,WDSRepeaterandWDSBridge.
o AccessPoint:Standardmodeofoperation.AllowsawirelessconnectiontotheLAN.
o WDSRootAccessPoint:Theaccesspoint
withthismodesetwillbethe“root”devicethataccess
pointsconfiguredwithWDSRepeaterandWDSBridgewillconnectto.
o
WDSRepeater:ThismodeallowstheaccesspointtoconnecttoaWDSRootAccessPoint.This
settingwilltaketheSSIDbroadcastedbytheWDSRoot
AccessPointandrebroadcastittoenduser
devices.
o
WDSBridge:Thismodeallowstheaccesspo inttoconnecttoaWDSRootAccessPoint.Thismode
takesintheSSIDbroadcastedbytheWDSRootAccessPointandturnsitintoEthernetconnectivity
forclientdevicess.
WirelessMode:Choose
thesettingthatcorrespondstothetypeofwirelessclientsconnectedtoyournetwork:
B‐Only,G‐Only,B/G‐Mixed,N/G‐MixedorB/G/N‐Mixed(onthe2.4GHz)orA‐Only,N‐Only,N/A‐Mixed,AC‐
Only,AC/N‐MixedorA/AC/N‐Mixed(onthe5GHz).Ifyouaren’tsurewhich
type(s)ofclientswillaccessthe
wirelessnetworks,it’srecommendedtochooseB/G/N‐Mixedonthe2.4GHzandA/AC/N‐Mixedonthe5GHz
forbestperformance.
NOTE: When set to a mixed mode, ALL devices connected to the wireless will use the
mode that is compatible for ALL devices. Example – If you have the 2.4GHz Wireless
set to B/G/N Mixed and all connected devices use G, the speeds will slow accordingly.
ChannelMode:Bydefault,theChannelModeissettoHT20MHz(whenusing2.4GHz)andHT80MHz(when
using5GHz).SelectingtheHT40MHzchannelmodeon2.4GHzwillallowforgreaterspeeds,butattheriskof
alsoincreasinginterference.
o Example:Whenusingthe
20MHzchannelwidthonthe2.4GHzband,channel6wouldbleedinto
channels4,5,7and8givingyouthreenon‐overlappingchannels(1,6and11).Whenusing40MHz
channelwidthonthe2.4GHzradio,channel6wouldbleedintochannels2,3,4,5,7,8,
9,and10.
Channel–Usingthedefaultsetting(Auto),theWK‐2xautomaticallyselectsthechannelwithbest
performanceforthewirelessnetwork.Toselectachannelmanually,clickthedrop‐downlistandselecta
channel.ThechanneloptionsavailabledependontheCountryCodeselected.
AP
Detection–Click“Scan”toperformanautomaticsitesurvey.Anewwindowwillopenanddisplaythesite
surveyutility.TheWX‐1xwillscanthefrequencyfordevicescurrentlybroadcastingtheirSSID,andthen
willdisplaytheminthetable.