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Bridge GUI Guide: Network Configuration
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4 In the Radio Settings screen’s New/Edit BSS frame, enter
new values for the settings you want to change (described
in sections 3.3.4.1 through 3.3.4.14, above).
5 Click APPLY in the upper right of the screen (or CANCEL your
changes).
3.3.5 ES210 Bridge STA Settings and Operation
NOTE:
Station Mode
does not support
802.11n radio opera-
tion. You must set the
radio
Band to 802.11a or
802.11g before you can
add a
Station Interface
(refer to Section 3.3.2.2).
Configuring a STA Interface on the ES210 Bridge radio causes
the Bridge to act as a dedicated WLAN client device, or
station,
rather than as an AP or a wireless bridge (or FP Mesh Point).
An ES210 Bridge configured with such an interface is in
Station
Mode. Only a single STA Interface is permitted on a given
Bridge, and when one is present, no additional wireless
interface of any type can be configured.
Station Mode is supported only the ES210 Bridge.
A
STA Interface can only bridge between a wireless AP and one
or more Ethernet devices on the ES210 's clear Ethernet
port(s), meaning Ethernet ports on which
Fortress Security is
Disabled (Section 3.7.4). In addition, no wired (Ethernet)
bridging can occur when the ES210 Bridge is in
Station Mode.
NOTE:
On the
ES210, the
aux
port
is labeled
Ethernet
on
the chassis; the
wan
port,
Ethernet (WAN)
.
For example, on an ES210 on which the aux port is clear and
the
wan port is encrypted (the defaults), a typical Station Mode
setup would use the
aux port to connect one or more Ethernet
devices. If
Fortress Security is Disabled on the WAN port, it can
be used in the same way. Devices on a clear Ethernet port
cannot, however, communicate with devices on an encrypted
Ethernet port when the Bridge is in
Station Mode.
NOTE:
The ES210
Bridge radio can
alternatively support up
to four
BSS
interfaces.
Refer to Section 3.3.4.
You can preconfigure the ES210 Bridge’s STA Interface with the
settings required to connect to a specific network. Alternatively,
you can scan for available networks within range and select
one to use to create the
STA Interface for the ES210 Bridge.
The scan function for a
Station Mode ES210 Bridge is
supported through a preconfigured interface that operates
transparently to Bridge GUI users to detect networks within
range of the Bridge. You must enable the ES210 Bridge’s
Station Mode function before you can scan for a network or
preconfigure a
STA Interface. You must enable the radio before
you can scan for a network to connect to.
Figure 3.16. Simple View
Add Station Mode
settings frame, ES210