User's Manual

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8. FAQ
Q1: What is an Access Point (AP)?
Answer:
An AP is the bridge to connect two different protocols, Ethernet 802.3 and
wireless 802.11b. It can be used as the center of a wireless infrastructure, providing
connections to your wired networks. Or, it can act as a repeater, increasing wireless
communication range. The maximum communication range is based on how you
configure your wireless infrastructure. If your purpose is merely to transfer files
between two nearby computers, you can connect these two PCs by two WLAN cards
through ad-hoc mode without using an AP.
Q2: Why can’t my wireless LAN detect an access point?
Answer
: Wireless LAN cannot detect access point under some AP configurations. If
an access point is configured to be
access point client
or
wireless bridge
then
detection cannot be made with a wireless LAN. Although communication to the
access point through Ethernet is still possible.
Q3: What is the difference between point-to-point wireless bridge setting and
access point setting?
Answer
: Setting your AP to
access point
mode will enable it to communicate with
any other APs, but it
cannot
communicate with any APs which are configured to
point-to-point wireless bridge
. Similarly, APs which are set to
point-to-point wireless
bridge
mode will be able to communicate with any other APs which are in wireless
bridge mode, but it cannot communicate with any AP which are configured to
access
point
mode.
Q4: Can my wireless LAN communicate with an AP that is configured to access
point client?
Answer
: You can communicate to an AP that is configured to
access point client
mode if and only if communication is done through another AP that is configured to
access point
mode and that AP can communicate with the
access point client
AP.
Q5: Why does the APs SSID field empty why I try to detect it through my
wireless LAN?
Answer
: If the access point didn’t broadcast its SSID, then the SSID field will be
empty when you try to detect the AP using a wireless LAN. To turn the SSID
broadcasting on, select
SSID broadcasting
field in the
operational settings
menu.