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Configuring the wireless access point, Overview – Sierra Wireless AIRLINK MP595W User Manual

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Rev 1.4 Draft Mar.08

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6: Configuring the Wireless Access
Point

Unlock MP modem

configuration

Enable the wireless

access point

Set the SSID
Configure the security

settings

Reset the MP modem

to factory defaults

This chapter describes how to use the MP 595 modem as a 
wireless access point. You can use the MP 595W as a wireless 
access point in either NAT or non‐NAT modes

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Note: This chapter only applies to the MP 595W.

Overview

By default the wireless access point is disabled. The main steps 
for configuring the MP modem wireless access point are:

Enable wireless access point.

Optional:

Change the password.

Set the SSID.

Set the security settings.

Enable NAT, if applicable. (See 

Chapter 5

 for details.)

Note: Watcher is currently not available over a WAP network. You
can use Watcher over Ethernet or USB to enable the WAP interface,
but when the modem is using a WAP connection, Watcher is available
over Ethernet only.


If you want to use Watcher to configure the SSID and security
settings, connect the modem to the laptop via an Ethernet cable.
Once the MP modem is configured, you can remove the Ethernet
cable.

1. See

Chapter 5

for information on enabling and configuring NAT

mode.

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