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Wireless Access Point HNW300APN

User Manual 85

AP mode

For AP mode, Wireless Gateway supports three roles, registrar, proxy, and enrollee in registration protocol.

At different scenarios, Wireless Gateway will automatically switch to an appropriate role depending on the

other device’s role or a specific configuration.

AP as Enrollee

If users know AP’s PIN and enter it into external registrar, the external registrar will configure AP with a new

wireless profile such as new SSID and new security settings. The external registrar does this job either

utilizing the in-band EAP (wireless) or out-of-band UPnP (Ethernet). During the WPS handshake, a wireless

profile is encrypted and transmitted to AP. If the handshake is successfully done, AP will be re-initialized

with the new wireless profile and wait for legacy stations or WPS stations to join its network.

AP as Registrar

Wireless Gateway also has a built-in internal registrar. Whenever users enter station’s PIN into AP’s

webpage, click “Start PBC”, or push the physical button, AP will switch to registrar automatically. If users

apply the same method on station side and the WPS handshake is successfully done, SSID and security

settings will be transmitted to that station without the risk of eavesdropping. And then the station will

associate with AP in a security-enabled network.

AP as Proxy

At this state, AP is transparent to users. If users want to configure a station or any device that is capable of

being an enrollee, they have to enter device’s PIN into an external registrar and choose an appropriate

wireless profile. After the PIN is entered, the external registrar will inform AP this event. AP then conveys

the encrypted wireless profile between the device and the external registrar. Finally, the device will use the

wireless profile and associate with AP. However, the device may connect to other APs if the wireless profile

does not belong to the proxy AP. Users must carefully choose the wireless profile or create a wireless

profile on an external registrar.

Infrastructure-Client mode

In Infrastructure-Client mode, Wireless Gateway only supports enrollee’s role. If users click “Start PIN”, click

“Start PBC”, or press the physical button on Wireless Gateway, it will start to seek WPS AP. Once users

apply the same method on registrar side, Wireless Gateway will receive the wireless profile upon

successfully doing the registration protocol. Then Wireless Gateway will associate with an AP.

Instructions of AP’s and Client’s operations