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TL-WA501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide

¾ Disable Wireless - The wireless of this AP can be enabled or disabled to allow

wireless stations access. If disabled, wireless stations will not be able to access the

AP.

AP provides five operational modes: Access Point, Client, Repeater, Bridge (point

to point), Bridge (point to Multi-point).

¾ Access Point - Access Point mode allows wireless stations including AP clients to

access.

• SSID - Enter a value of up to 32 characters. The same name (SSID) must be

assigned to all wireless devices in your network. The default SSID is TP-LINK,

but it is recommended strongly that you change your networks name (SSID) to

a different value. This value is case-sensitive. For example, TP-LINK is NOT

the same as tp-link.

• Enable SSID Broadcast - If you select the Enable SSID Broadcast checkbox,

the Wireless Access Point SSID will broadcast its name (SSID) on the air.

¾ Client - This mode allows one or more remote LANs connect with a central LAN, and

thus creating an extended virtual LAN. In this way, any station of the Remote LAN

can successfully communicate with any station of the central LAN, as if all of them

belong to the same physical LAN. Wireless Stations can’t associate with AP Clients.

• SSID - Enter the SSID of AP that you want to access. If you select the radio

before SSID, the AP client will connect to AP according SSID.

• MAC of AP - Enter the MAC address of AP that you want to access. If you select

the radio before MAC of AP, the AP client will connect to AP according MAC

address.

¾ Repeater - A wireless repeater is an AP with its own BSS that relays data to a root

AP, to which it is associated. The wireless repeater relays signal between its stations

and the root AP for greater wireless range. Please input the MAC address of root AP

in the field of MAC of AP.

Here is an example of how to configure wireless repeater. Please do the following:

1. Configure the Operating Mode of the TL-WA501G Access Points.

• Configure AP1 on LAN Segment 1 in Access Point mode.

• Configure AP2 in Repeater mode with the MAC address of its root AP (AP1).

• Configure AP3 in Repeater mode with the MAC Address of its root AP (AP2).

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