Unified Services Router User Manual
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The AP configuration page allows you to create a new AP and link to it one of the available
profiles. This router supports multiple AP’s referred to as virtual access points (VAPs). Each
virtual AP that has a unique SSIDs appears as an independent access point to clients. This
valuable feature allows the router’s radio to be configured in a way to optimize security and
throughput for a group of clients as required by the user. To create a VAP, click the “add”
button on the
Setup > Wireless Settings > Access Points page. After setting the AP name,
the profile dropdown menu is used to select one of the configured profiles.
The AP Name is a unique identifier used to manage the AP from the GUI, and is not the SSID that is
detected by clients when the AP has broadcast enabled.
Figure 48: Virtual AP configuration
A valuable power saving feature is the start and stop time control for this AP. You can conserve on
the radio power by disabling the AP when it is not in use. For example on evenings and weekends if
you know there are no wireless clients, the start and stop time will enable/disable the access point
automatically.
Once the AP settings are configured, you must enable the AP on the radio on the
Setup > Wireless
Settings > Access Points
page. The status field changes to “Enabled” if the AP is available to
accept wireless clients. If the AP is configured to broadcast its SSID (a profile parameter), a green
check mark indicating it is broadcasting will be shown in the List of Available Access points.
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