User's Manual

Access / One

Network

Managing the Network 109

◗ SSID Shutdown

When enabled, this option shuts down all SSID functionality when network

connectivity is lost. With this feature enabled, if connectivity to the gateway is

lost, the access point will disassociate all attached wireless clients—the client

will know there is a problem and will need to find another access point to re-

establish connectivity with the network. The default is disabled.

◗ Discovery Protocols

This option enables the Strix Discovery Protocol (browser plug-in). The

default is enabled. If this option is disabled, the left pane in Manager/One

will not be available and the auto-discovery feature will not function.

◗ Client Connect Privacy Tags

This option is used if you want to prevent users from seeing each other on

different modules. For total hotspot privacy, we recommend leaving the

privacy WLAN tags at their default values.

If you want to enable VLAN tag marking for Client Connect privacy (required

for mesh privacy), check this box. If enabled, you must assign the tags (the

defaults are 925 and 926).

After inputting data (or making selections), click on the Update button to update this

page, then click on the Apply Configuration tab to propagate your changes across

the network. If necessary, you can click on the factory default (FD) button in the

toolbar to reset all data on this page to its factory default state.

Network Connect

Network Connect is the infrastructure used by your Access/One Network for a

wireless connection to an existing wired network (small or large). Each node within

the network can utilize a wired Ethernet or wireless module (802.11a or 802.11g)

for node inter-connectivity or connection to a wired legacy network.

Unlike traditional wired Ethernet LAN/WAN connections used by access points and

WLAN switches, Access/One Network’s wireless Network Connect option provides

an advanced level of security between the network node and the LAN/WAN. By

default, the wireless Network Connect link utilizes AES encryption with a secret key

and cannot be compromised.