Chapter 7 Wireless
WX Series User’s Guide
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Wireless Network Setup
Band Select whether this radio will use the 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, or 6 GHz band.
Note: The Operating Modes and AP List screen are only available if you set Band to 5 GHz or 6
GHz.
Wireless Slide the switch to the right ( ) to enable WiFi.
Channel Select a channel from the drop-down list box. The options vary depending on the frequency
band and the country you are in.
Use Auto to have the WX Device automatically determine a channel to use.
Bandwidth Select the channel bandwidth you want to use for your WiFi network.
Select 20MHz if you want to lessen radio interference with other wireless devices in your
neighborhood.
Select 20/40MHz to allow the WX Device to choose the channel bandwidth (20 or 40 MHz) that
has least interference.
Select 20/40/80MHZ to allow the WX Device to choose the channel bandwidth (20 or 40 or 80)
that has least interference. This option is available only when you select 11ac or 11ax in the
802.11 Mode field.
Select 20/40/80/160MHz to allow the WX Device to choose the channel bandwidth (20 or 40 or
80 or 160 MHz) that has least interference. This option is available only when you set 802.11 Band
to 5G/6G, and select 11ax in the 802.11 Mode field.
Make sure the WX Device WiFi clients support the channel bandwidth you selected.
Control
Sideband
This is available for some regions when you select a specific channel and set the Bandwidth field
to 40MHz or 20/40MHz. Set whether the control channel (set in the Channel field) should be in
the Lower or Upper range of channel bands.
Wireless Network Settings
Wireless
Network Name
The SSID (Service Set IDentity) identifies the service set with which a WiFi device is associated.
WiFi devices associating to the access point (AP) must have the same SSID.
Enter a descriptive name (up to 32 English keyboard characters) for WiFi.
Max Clients Specify the maximum number of clients that can connect to this network at the same time.
Hide SSID Select this check box to hide the SSID in the outgoing beacon frame so a station cannot obtain
the SSID through scanning using a site survey tool.
This check box is grayed out if the WPS function is enabled in the Network Setting > Wireless >
WPS screen.
Blocking BSSID
LAN Access
Select this check box to block clients connected to the WX Device WiFi interface from accessing
the WX Device LAN.
Multicast
Forwarding
Select this check box to allow the WX Device to convert WiFi multicast traffic into WiFi unicast
traffic.
BSSID This shows the MAC address of the WiFi interface on the WX Device when WiFi is enabled.
Security Level
Security Mode Select More Secure (Recommended) to add security on this WiFi network. The WiFi clients which
want to associate to this network must have same WiFi security settings as the WX Device. When
you select to use a security, additional options appears in this screen.
Or you can select No Security to allow any client to associate this network without any data
encryption or authentication.
See the following sections for more details about this field.
Table 19 Network Setting > Wireless > General (continued)
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