User's Manual

TEW-753DAP User’s Guide Installation
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Wireless Performance Consideraons
There are a number of factors that can impact the range of wireless
devices. Adjust your wireless devices so that the signal is traveling in
a straight path, rather than at an angle. The more material the signal
has to pass through the more signal you will lose. Keep the number of
obstrucons to a minimum. Each obstrucon can reduce the range of
a wireless device. Posion the wireless devices in a manner that will
minimize the amount of obstrucons between them.
Building materials can have a large impact on your wireless signal. In
an indoor environment, try to posion the wireless devices so that
the signal passes through less dense material such as dry wall. Dense
materials like metal, solid wood, glass or even furniture may block or
degrade the signal.
Antenna orientaon can also have a large impact on your wireless
signal. Use the wireless adapter’s site survey tool to determine the best
antenna orientaon for your wireless devices.
Interference from devices that produce RF (radio frequency) noise
can also impact your signal. Posion your wireless devices away from
anything that generates RF noise, such as microwaves, radios and baby
monitors.
Any device operang on the 2.4GHz frequency will cause interference.
Devices such as 2.4GHz cordless phones or other wireless remotes
operang on the 2.4GHz frequency can potenally drop the wireless
signal. Although the phone may not be in use, the base can sll
transmit wireless signal. Move the phone’s base staon as far away as
possible from your wireless devices.
Adjust the wireless power seng on your AP if you have more than one AP
covering a large area. Covering only the neighbor hop APs in wireless range
is a good design. Covering more than neighbor APs will experience wireless
interference and slow down the communicaon.
Operaon Modes
There are four operang modes provided by TEW-753DAP, Access Point, Client
Bridge, WDS and Repeater. Congure the TEW-753DAP to dierent operaon
mode which service the best in your network.
Access Point
This is the default operaon mode. TEW-753DAP service wireless end points
in this mode. You can setup local or remote wireless authencaon, setup up
to 8 sets of SSIDs in 2.4GHz band and 5GHz band, total 16 SSIDs and separate
SSID or STA trac.
Client Bridge
When Client Bridge mode is set to 2.4GHz or 5GHz interface of TEW753DAP,
this interface funcons as a wireless client connecng to any AP dynamically
(channels and encrypons). The interface bridges the trac to the Ethernet
and the other wireless interface.
Wireless Distribuon System
In Wireless Distribun System, WDS, mode you can congure the selected
interface to be WDS bridge, WDS Access Point, or WDS Staon.
WDS Bridge: In this mode, the selected interface wirelessly communicate to
other WDS bridges to make a wireless backbone. A WDS link is bidireconal;
both end points must support WDS and each access point must know the
MAC Address of the other. Each access point will be congured with the
remote access point’s MAC address and vice versa. Make sure all access points
are congured with the same SSID, wireless channel and wireless encrypon
sengs.
WDS Access Point: This is a hybrid mode. The selected interface can be a WDS
bridge and an access point at the same me.
WDS Staon: This is a hybrid mode. The selected interface can be a WDS
bridge and a wireless staon at the same me.