Network Router User Manual

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Chapter11–BuildingaWirelessNetwork
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WithitsabilitytooperateinAccessPoint,ClientBridge,orClientRouterMode,yourEOA7530isthe
idealdevicearoundwhichyoucanbuildyourWLAN.ThisappendixdescribeshowtobuildaWLAN
aroundyourEOA7530.ItbeginswithadescriptionoftheEOA7530’sthreeoperatingmodesandthen
goesontoprovideexamplesofhowtheseoperatingmodescanbeusedinreal‐worldconfigurations
andhowtoconfiguretheEOA7530tooperateintheseconfigurations.
A.1EOA7530OperatingModes
ThefollowingsectionsdescribethethreeEOA7530operatingmodes.
A.1.1AccessPointMode
InAccessPointMode,theEOA7530operatesasacentralconnectionforstationsorclientsthat
supportIEEE802.11b/gnetworks.Allstationsandclientswithinthewirelessareatobecoveredmust
beconfiguredtousethesameSSIDandSecurityPasswordtoassociatewitheachother.Inthis
operatingmode,theEOA7530supportsfourSSIDsthatcanbeconfiguredindependentlytoisolate
clients.
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