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NWA1121-NI User’s Guide

This chapter first provides an overview of how to configure the wireless LAN on your NWA1121-NI, 
and then gives step-by-step guidelines showing how to configure your NWA1121-NI for some 
example scenarios. 

This section illustrates how to choose which wireless operating mode to use on the NWA1121-NI 
and how to set up the wireless LAN in each wireless mode. See 

more information on each step.

• Use MBSSID (Multiple Basic Service Set Identifier) operating mode if you want to use the 

NWA1121-NI as an access point with some groups of users having different security or QoS 
settings from other groups of users. See 

 for details.

• Use Client operating mode if you want to use the NWA1121-NI to access a wireless network. See 

• Use Root AP operating mode if you want to allow wireless clients to access your wired network 

through the NWA1121-NI

 

and also have repeaters communicate with the NWA1121-NI to expand 

wireleass coverage.

 See 

 for details.

• Use Repeater operating mode if you want to use the NWA1121-NI to communicate with the root 

AP or other repeaters. See 

 for details.

Use these links to find more information on the steps:

• Choosing 802.11 Mode: see 

• Choosing a wireless Channel ID: see 

.

• Choosing a Security mode: see 

• Configuring an external RADIUS server: see 

.

• Configuring MAC Filtering: see 

.

In this example, you have been using your NWA1121-NI as an access point for your office network. 
Now your network is expanding and you want to make use of the MBSSID feature (see