Manual

4. Web Management-Wireless and WAN Settings

AirLive WHA-5500CPE-NT User’s Manual

 WEP Key: You can set up to 4 keys, each key can have different Key Length

and Key type. When you add an entry to the WDS setting and select WEP

encryption, the system will ask you which key to use. All devices on the network

must have the same sets of keys, but each link can have use different key. We

recommend using WEP-152 whenever possible for better security.

 Adding a new WDS link

The WDS link are created by entering the remote Bridge’s information. This

process must be repeated on both side of the bridge.

z Name: This is the name for the WDS Link. You can enter any name for your

own reference (i.e. WarehouseLink).

z SSID: SSID is the network ID for the wireless link. If you have more than

one WDS link or if you want to make WDS connection with Mikrotik devices,

this field is required. Each WDS Link must have a different SSID name. If

you only have one WDS link, you can leave this field empty.

z MAC Address: Please enter the remote bridge’s wireless MAC address in

this field. This wireless SSID can be found on the device label. You can

also use Site Survey function to assist you.

z Select Security Settings: You can choose to use WEP encryption for better

security. It is necessary to enter the same set of keys in the same WDS

network. When you select WEP, the WHA-5500CPE-NT will ask you to

select from one of the 4 keys. Please be sure to select the same key on both

Here are the

encryption key

settings for WEP.

Please make sure

all bridges in the

WDS network enter

the same keys.

This is where you enter

the remote Bridge’s

information. The SSID

must be different between

each Bridge.

After you add a

remote Bridge, it

will be display

here. Up to 4

entries are

possible