AirLive WH-5000A - Manual (Page 9)

6 AirLive WH-5000A User’s Manual
WH-5000A Serials User Guide
1.2 Wireless Access Point Mode (WAP)
In the wireless access point mode, you can use the AirLive WH-5000A to connect wireless
communication devices together to create a wireless network. The AirLive WH-5000A is usually
connected to a wired network and can relay data between devices on each side. In Wireless Access Point
(WAP) mode the WAN interface has to con- nect to a backbone Ethernet switch in order to operate
normally. It bridges the backbone Ethernet network and wireless interface. The following diagram is an
example of WAP mode network topology.
There is numerous security methods
provided in this mode,
including WEP, WPA (TKIP and
AES-CCM) and WPA2 (TKIP
and AES-CCM) are available.
The AirLive WH-5000A also
supports EAP-MD5, EAP-TTLS,
EAP-TLS, PEAP, EAP-SIM
protocols.
1.3 Wireless Bridging Mode (WDS)
In Wireless Bridging (WDS) mode the WAN interface may or may not need to connect to
a backbone Ethernet switch. It depends on needs of infrastructure network. The Wireless
Bridging Mode function extends the network from an existing wired network easily without altering the
network topology.
The following diagram is an example of WDS mode network topology.
This type of infrastructure is
decentralized. As each node
needs only transmit as far as the next
node. Nodes act as repeaters
to transmit data from nearby nodes
to peers that are too far away to
reach, resulting in a network
that can span large distances.
In bridging mode,
the AirLive WH-5000A
supports AES-CCM for security