User's Guide
3e-531AP Wireless Access Point
Chapter 5: Bridge Con guration
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General Bridge Setup
Once the unit is in access point mode, the navigation bar on the left
side of the management module will include some screens that relate
speci cally to bridging. The screens that you may need to modify, regard-
less of what type of bridging mode you choose, will be in the
Wireless
Con guration
section. These include:
•
Wireless Con guration — General
•
Wireless Con guration — Encryption
•
Wireless Con guration — MAC Address Filtering
•
Wireless Con guration — Bridging
•
Wireless Con guration — Bridging Encryption
.
The
Wireless Con guration — Encryption
and the
Wireless Con gu-
ration — MAC Address Filtering
are only needed if you are going to set
up the bridge as a
repeater. However, we have included a picture of them
in this section for reference purposes.
The
Wireless Con guration — General
screen is used to set the
SSID and Channel Number and is also the location where you can nd
the device
MAC Address, which you will need. If you are setting up the
3e-531AP as a Bridge, the SSID can remain in its default setting, since the
bridge uses the
BSSID for purposes of establishing contact. The BSSID
is the MAC Address, which is shown on this page. It is a good idea to
write down the MAC Address before leaving the page.
Channel number
is a means of assigning frequencies to access points used in proximity or
series to minimize interference or "noise." There are 11 channel numbers
that can be assigned. Generally, channels 1, 6, and 11 are the best from
which to choose, since these are the channels with optimum frequency
spread. TX Pwr Mode can be left in its default of Auto. If you nd later
that the broadcast range can be decreased, this is where you will set it.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
It is vital that you not use the function,
Automatically select the optimal channel at bootup
, when you
are con guring the 3e AP as a Bridge. Set the function to
NO
. In
bridging mode, all APs must be on the same RF Channel.