Chapter 7 Wireless
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7.11 Technical Reference
This section discusses WiFis in depth. For more information, see Appendix B on page 165.
7.11.1 Wireless Network Overview
Wireless networks consist of wireless clients, access points and bridges.
• A wireless client is a radio connected to a user’s computer.
• An access point is a radio with a wired connection to a network, which can connect with numerous
wireless clients and let them access the network.
• A bridge is a radio that relays communications between access points and wireless clients, extending
a network’s range.
Traditionally, a wireless network operates in one of two ways.
• An “infrastructure” type of network has one or more access points and one or more wireless clients.
The wireless clients connect to the access points.
• An “ad-hoc” type of network is one in which there is no access point. Wireless clients connect to one
another in order to exchange information.
The following figure provides an example of a wireless network.
SSID This shows the network name of the AP the WX Device can detect.
MAC Address This shows the MAC address of the AP.
Channel This shows the channel the AP uses.
RSSI (dbm) This shows the strength of the AP’s radio signal measured in dbm.
Security
This shows Yes if the WX Device needs a security password to connect to the
AP. It shows No if the WX Device does not need a password to connect.
AP This shows the name of the AP you click and try to connect.
Password
The Password input box displays when the Security column is Yes for the
selected SSID. Enter the password for this wireless network in the Password input
box.
Connect
The Connect button appears at the end of the table after you click on a SSID.
Click this button to connect to the selected AP.
Rescan Click Rescan to refresh the list of APs available.
Table 29 Network Setting > Wireless > AP List
LABEL DESCRIPTION
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