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Chapter 6
| Wireless Settings
Virtual Access Points (VAPs)
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EnableEnables the specified VAP. (Default: Disabled)
Status Displays the mode of the VAP. The default is set to "AP," for normal
access point services.
Edit Setting Click to open the page to configure basic and security settings
for the selected VAP.
QoS Setting — Click to open the page to configure QoS settings for the
selected VAP.
Bandwidth Setting — Click to open the page to configure bandwidth control
for the selected VAP.
VAP Basic Settings Sets the basic operating mode and other settings for the VAP.
Each VAP can operate in one of three modes; normal AP mode, WDS-AP bridge AP
mode, or WDS-STA bridge station mode. The default mode is AP for the VAP to
support normal access point services.
Note:
For more information and examples for setting up WDS networks, see “WDS
Setup Examples” on page 45.
Note that the Basic Settings are the same for both AP and WDS-AP modes.
Figure 37: VAP Basic Settings
The following items are displayed on this page:
Closed System — When enabled, the VAP does not include its SSID in beacon
messages. Nor does it respond to probe requests from clients that do not
include a fixed SSID. (Default: Disable)