Chapter 9 Wireless LAN
WRE6505 User’s Guide
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Figure 46 Network > Wireless LAN (2.4G/5G) > AP Select (Repeater Mode)
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
9.7 MAC Filter
The MAC Filter screen allows you to specify which devices are allowed to access the WRE6505,
while denying access to all unspecified devices. Every Ethernet device has a unique MAC (Media
Access Control) address. The MAC address is assigned at the factory and consists of six pairs of
Table 23 Network > Wireless LAN (2.4G/5G) > AP Select (Repeater Mode)
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Select Use the radio button to select the wireless device to which you want to connect.
SSID This displays the Service Set IDentity of the wireless device. The SSID is a unique name
that identifies a wireless network. All devices in a wireless network must use the same
SSID.
MAC This displays the MAC address of the wireless device.
Channel This displays the channel number used by this wireless device.
Mode This displays which IEEE 802.11b/g/n wireless networking standards the wireless device
supports.
Security Mode This displays the type of security configured on the wireless device. When no is shown, no
security is configured and you can connect to it without a password.
Strength This displays the strength of the wireless signal. The signal strength mainly depends on
the antenna output power and the distance between your WRE6505 and this device.
< Click < to see the previous page of APs.
> Click > to see the next page of APs.
Setup repeater
manually
Select this to setup the AP manually.
SSID If Setup repeater manually is selected, use this field to type the SSID of the AP. This is
useful when the AP’s SSID is hidden.
Refresh Click Refresh to search for available wireless devices within transmission range and
update this table.
Next Click Next to start the next step in the AP setup process.