User Manual

10
Knowing the Network Application
The device can act as the following roles, and it supports WDS (Wireless Distribution
System) function.
z Access Point
z WDS mode
z Bridge/Router
z WISP
z Client mode
The device provides 3 different operation modes and the wireless radio of device can act
as AP/Client/WDS. The operation mode is about the communication mechanism
between the wired Ethernet NIC and wireless NIC. Following are the types of operation
mode.
Router
The wired Ethernet (WAN) port is used to connect with ADSL/Cable modem and the
wireless NIC is used for your private WLAN. The other wired Ethernet (LAN) port bridges
to the private WLAN. The NAT is existed between WAN and WLAN/LAN and all the
wireless and wired clients share the same public IP address through the WAN port to ISP.
The default IP configuration for WAN port is static IP. You can access the web server of
device through the default WAN IP address 172.1.1.1 and modify the setting base on
your ISP requirement.
Bridge
The WAN port will bridge to the other 4 LAN ports. Once the mode is selected, all the
WAN related functions will be disabled.
WISP (Wireless ISP)
This mode can let you access the AP of your wireless ISP and share the same public IP
address from your ISP to the PCs connecting with both the wired Ethernet ports of the
device. When setup as this mode, the wireless radio will be client mode connecting to the
AP of your ISP as the WAN connection and then you can configure the WAN IP
configuration to meet your WISP requirement.
The wireless radio of the device acts as the following roles.
AP (Access Point)
The wireless radio of device serves as communications “hub” for wireless clients and