Table of Contents
NWA-3500/NWA-3550 User’s Guide
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7.5 Configuring the Password ..................................................................................................113
7.6 Configuring Time Setting ...................................................................................................116
7.7 Technical Reference ...........................................................................................................118
Chapter 8
Wireless Configuration......................................................................................................... 119
8.1 Overview .............................................................................................................................119
8.2 What You Can Do in the Wireless Screen ..........................................................................119
8.3 What You Need To Know ................................................................................................... 120
8.3.1 Operating Mode ....................................................................................................... 121
8.3.2 MBSSID ...................................................................................................................122
8.4 Configuring Wireless Settings ........................................................................................... 123
8.4.1 Access Point Mode .................................................................................................. 123
8.4.2 Bridge / Repeater Mode ........................................................................................... 126
8.4.3 AP + Bridge Mode .................................................................................................... 129
8.4.4 MBSSID Mode ......................................................................................................... 130
8.5 Technical Reference .......................................................................................................... 131
8.5.1 Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) ................................................................................. 131
8.5.1.1 Rapid STP .................................................................................... 131
8.5.1.2 STP Terminology .......................................................................... 132
8.5.1.3 How STP Works ........................................................................... 132
8.5.1.4 STP Port States ............................................................................ 133
8.5.2 DFS .......................................................................................................................... 133
8.5.3 Roaming ................................................................................................................... 133
8.5.3.1 Requirements for Roaming ........................................................... 135
8.5.4 Bridge / Repeater Example ...................................................................................... 136
8.5.5 Quality of Service ..................................................................................................... 137
8.5.6 WMM QoS ................................................................................................................ 137
8.5.6.1 WMM QoS Priorities ..................................................................... 138
8.5.7 ATC .......................................................................................................................... 138
8.5.8 ATC+WMM ............................................................................................................... 139
8.5.8.1 ATC+WMM from LAN to WLAN .................................................... 139
8.5.8.2 ATC+WMM from WLAN to LAN .................................................... 140
Chapter 9
SSID Screen...........................................................................................................................141
9.1 Overview ............................................................................................................................ 141
9.2 What You Can Do in the SSID Screen .............................................................................. 141
9.3 What You Need To Know ................................................................................................... 142
9.4 The SSID Screen ............................................................................................................... 143
9.4.1 Configuring SSID ..................................................................................................... 144
Chapter 10
Wireless Security Screen..................................................................................................... 147