Users Manual Part 3

Indoor & Outdoor Access Points Revision: A0-09
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CONFIDENTIAL
16.3.4 SS ID configuration
Refer the “Figure 52: Basic overview of the wireless configuration screen for thick AP and click on Add
SSID/Radio Configuration option (8) for 2.4 GHz or Add SSID/Radio Configuration option (4) for 5 GHz to
configure new SSIDs . Click on Edit option (9) for 2.4 GHz or Edit option (5) for 5 GHz to edit existing SSIDs. This
screen provides the user with options to configure the SSID operating at both 2.4 and 5 GHz radio. The SSID
configuration parameters are further categorized as follows:
1. General setup
2. Wireless Security
3. MAC Filter
4. Advanced Settings
16.3.4.1 SSID/General setup (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz)
Three type if SSIDs are created from this screen as follows:
1. Access Point SSID: By default the SSID mode is set to “Access Point”. This type of SSID is used by the
clients to connect with the respective access point.
2. Access Point WDS SSID: This type of SSID mode is used to achieve wireless distribution system feature.
Apart from operating as a normal access point SSID to serve the connecting clients, these SSIDs also act as
repeaters for client access points of wireless distribution system. This type of SSID is needed for a client
WDS SSID to complete the WDS link. Make sure to create at least one Access Point WDS SSID before
configuring any Client WDS SSID.
3. Client WDS S SID: This type of SSID mode is used to achieve wireless distribution system feature. These
SSIDs are used by the client access points of wireless distribution system to connect with the respective
service provider Access Point WDS SSID.
Refer the “Figure 52: Basic overview of the wireless configuration screen for thick AP” and click on Add
SSID/Radio Configuration option (4) to configure 5 GHz radio parameters or click on Add SSID/Radio
Configuration option (8) to configure 2.4 GHz radio parameters. A basic overview of the screen to configure general
SSID parameters is given below:
Figure 56: Basic overview of the screen to configure general SSID parameters