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For more information regarding Operation Modes, please refer to CH 4 Wireless Operation

Modes.

Wireless

Basic Settings

This page is used to configure the parameters for wireless LAN clients which may connect to your

Access Point.

Disable Wireless LAN Interface: If user checks his function, wireless LAN will be disabled. In

other words, this device will not be visible by any wireless station.

Band: Select wireless band as 802.11b, 802.11g, or 802.11b+g.

Mode: Select wireless mode as AP, Client, WDS and AP+WDS. AP mode enables DW3512 to

work as wireless an access point and allow other devices to connect wirelessly to a wired

Ethernet network. Client mode enables DW3512 to perform as a wireless client card and

other devices can connect with Ethernet cable to DW3512. WDS and AP+WDS are used for

Repeater. If AP+WDS is enabled, DW3512 could be working as AP and WDS Repeater

together.

Network Type: Only when wireless mode set as client, user can select network type as

infrastructure or Ad hoc. Infrastructure represents a wireless network centered about an

access point. Ad hoc represents a wireless network composed only of stations within mutual

communication range of each other. (No Access Point).

SSID: specify to the DW3512 an SSID (Service Set Identifier), which is a unique identifier

attached to packets over WLAN. The SSID is up to 32 ASCII characters that differentiate the

DW3512 from other WiFi AP, and it is also referred to as the ESSID (Extended Service Set