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NWA1121-NI User’s Guide
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Tutorial
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.
and then gives step-by-step guidelines showing how to configure your NWA1121-NI for some
example scenarios.
4.1 How to Configure the Wireless LAN
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
and how to set up the wireless LAN in each wireless mode. See
more information on each step.
4.1.1 Choosing the Wireless Mode
• 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
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
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.
4.1.2 Further Reading
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 MAC Filtering: see
.
4.2 How to Configure Multiple Wireless Networks
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
Now your network is expanding and you want to make use of the MBSSID feature (see