Tp-Link TL-WA500G [23/53] Wireless

TL-WA500G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide

4.4 Wireless

The Wireless option, improving functionality and performance for wireless network, can help you

make the AP an ideal solution for your wireless network. Here you can create a wireless local area

work just through a few settings. With three different security types, the AP can secure your data

and provide greater security for your wireless network. MAC filtering allows you to control wireless

stations accessing the AP and Wireless Statistics enables you to get detailed information about

the current connected wireless stations.

There are five submenus under the Wireless menu (shown in Figure 4-5): Basic Settings,

Wireless mode, Security Settings, MAC Filtering and Wireless Statistics. Clicking any of them

will enable you to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each

submenu are provided below.

Figure 4-5 The Wireless menu

4.4.1 Basic Settings

Selecting Wireless > Basic Settings will enable you to configure the basic settings for your

wireless network on the screen below (Figure 4-6).

Figure 4-6 Wireless Settings

¾ SSID (Set Service Identifier) - Identifies your wireless network name. Create a name up to 32

characters and make sure all wireless points in the wireless network with the same SSID. The

default SSID is TP-LINK_XXXXXX (XXXXXX indicates the last unique six characters of each

device’s MAC address). This value is case-sensitive. For example, TEST is NOT the same as

test.

¾ Channel - Determines the operating frequency to be used. It is not necessary to change the

wireless channel unless you notice interference problems with another nearby access point.