NetComm Wireless Access Point NP720 - Manual (Page 45)

Wireless Access Point User Guide
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AP Mode Both Bridge mode and AP mode can be used simultaneously, unless
AP mode is "Client/Repeater". Select the desired AP mode:
• None (disable) - Disable AP mode. Use this if you want to act a
Bridge only.
• Access Point - operate as a normal Access Point
• Client/Repeater - act as a client or repeater for another Access
Point. If selected, you must provide the address (MAC address) of
the other AP in the Remote AP MAC Address field. In this
mode, all traffic is sent to the specified AP.
• Universal Client - act as an universal client for another Access
Point. If selected, you must provide the address (MAC address) of
the other AP in the Remote AP MAC Address field. In this
mode, all traffic is sent to the specified AP.
• Universal Repeater - act as an universal repeater for another
Access Point. If selected, you must provide the address (MAC ad-
dress) of the other AP in the Remote AP MAC Address field. In
this mode, all traffic is sent to the specified AP.
Note: Note: If using Client/Repeater mode, Universal Client mode or
Universal Repeater mode, you cannot use Bridge Mode.
Remote AP
MAC Address This is not required unless the Operating Mode is "Client Access
Point" or "Repeater Access Point". In either of these modes, you must
provide the MAC address of the other AP in this field. You can either
enter the MAC address directly, or, if the other AP is on-line, you can
click the "Select AP" button and select from a list of available APs.
Broadcast SSID If Disabled, no SSID is broadcast.
If enabled, you must select the security profile whose SSID is to be
broadcast. This can be done the "Security Profiles" screen. The SSID
will then be broadcast to all Wireless Stations. Stations which have no
SSID (or a "null" value) can then adopt the correct SSID for connec-
tions to this Access Point.
Bridge Mode Both Bridge mode and AP mode can be used simultaneously, unless
AP mode is "Client/Repeater". Select the desired Bridge mode:
• None (disable) - Disable Bridge mode. Use this if you want to act
a AP only.
• Point-to-Point Bridge (PTP) - Bridge to a single AP. You must
provide the MAC address of the other AP in the PTP Bridge AP
MAC Address field.
• Point-to-Multi-Point Bridge (PTMP) - Select this only if this AP
is the "Master" for a group of Bridge-mode APs. The other
Bridge-mode APs must be set to Point-to-Point Bridge mode, us-
ing this AP's MAC address. They then send all traffic to this
"Master".
If required, you can specify the MAC addresses of the APs which are
allowed to connect to this AP in PTMP mode. To specify the allowed
APs:
1. Enable the checkbox "In PTMP mode, only allow specified APs".
2. Click the button "Set PTMP APs".
3. On the resulting sub-screen, enter the MAC addresses of the
allowed APs.