Configure an wireless station to Infrastructure mode

Introduction

Configuration Wireless Access Point to Infrastructure mode

Configuration Wireless Station to Infrastructure mode

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- Introduction

What is Infrastructure mode ?

Infrastructure mode, sometimes referred to as Access Point mode, is an operating mode of an 802.11b/Wi-Fi client unit. In infrastructure mode, the client unit can associate with an 802.11b/Wi-Fi Access Point and communicate with other clients in infrastructure mode through that access point.

Configuration Wireless Access Point to Infrastructure mode using SMT.

To configure Infrastructure mode of your ZyAIR B-1000 wireless AP please follow the steps below.

1. From the SMT main menu, enter 3 to display Menu 3 ¡V LAN Setup.

2. Enter 5 to display Menu 3.5 ¡V Wireless LAN Setup.

`Menu 3.5 - Wireless LAN Setup ESSID= Wireless Hide ESSID= No Channel ID= CH06 2437MHz Edit MAC Address Filter= No RTS Threshold= 2432 Edit Roaming Configuration= No Frag. Threshold= 2432 Breathing LED= No WEP Encryption= Disable Preamble= Long Default Key= N/A 802.11 Mode= Mixed Key1= N/A Key2= N/A Key3= N/A Key4= N/A Authen. Method= N/A Press ENTER to Confirm or ESC to Cancel: ¡@`

3. Configure ESSID, Channel ID, WEP, Default Key and Keys as you desire.

Configuration Wireless Access Point to Infrastructure mode using Web configurator.

To configure Infrastructure mode of your ZyAIR B-1000 wireless AP please follow the steps below.

1. From the web configurator main menu, click advanced->wireless to display ¡VWireless LAN.

3. Configure the desired configuation on ZyAIR B-1000.

4. Finished.

- Configuration Wireless Station to Infrastructure mode

To configure Infrastructure mode on your ZyAIR B-100/B-200/B-300 wireless NIC card please follow the following steps.

1. Double click on the utility icon in your windows task bar the utility will pop up on your windows screen.

2. Select configuration tab.

3. Select Infrastructure from the operation mode pull down menu, fill in an SSID or leave it as any if you wish to connect to any AP than press Apply Change to take effect.

4. Click on Site Survey tab, and press search all the available AP will be listed.

5. Double click on the AP you want to associated with.

6. After the client have associated with the selected AP. The linked AP's channel, current linkup rate, SSID, link quality, and signal strength will show on the Link Info page. You now successfully associate with the selected AP with Infrastructure Mode.