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Atop Industrial Wireless Access Point
AW5500
User Manual V. 1.3
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In general, there will be three buttons which will be present at the end of almost each
configuration:
Table 4.1
Button
Function
Saves the current configuration input on the page only, the configuration itself will not be
applied to the device. We recommend users to use this button before the configuration
process is completed and then press “Apply” at the last step.
Save and apply the current configuration input on the page. On some pages, the device
may need to reboot, we strongly advice to save the device’s settings before reboot.
Cancel the current configuration input and shows the original settings.
4.3 Secure Wireless Network
AW5500 is designed to provide you security support when building a network. We recommend
using WPA2-PSK with AES as a minimum when securing your network; also remember to set
it at 802.11n for a full speed performance. For more information on this and more please read
Security Settings.
4.4 Wireless Settings
Wireless Settings includes the basic Wi-Fi settings and wireless security. There are however,
some concepts to be mentioned before going one step forward on the wireless settings. As
you know, 802.11 is a set of standards for WLAN communication at the 2.4, 3.6 and 5 GHz
frequencies. The AW5500 works only with the 2.4 and 5 GHz range. it follows the below
mentioned standards:
 802.11a; (also known as 802.11a-1999), is a 54 Mbps (around 20 Mbps net throughput),
5 GHz signaling standard; since 2.4 GHz is used by a big number of different devices
interference here is less than in 802.11b. However, signals will not penetrate as much as
802.11b because they are absorbed more readily by walls and other solid objects (when
on a single path), but not when use in multi-path environments i.e., indoors, office.
 802.11b; the first of the standards to be created; an 11 Mbps (4~5 Mbps net throughput),