4xem WL80 User Manual - Wireless
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Wireless
“SSID” (Service Set Identifier), it is a name that identifies a wireless network.
Access Points and wireless clients attempting to connect to a specific WLAN (Wireless
Local Area Network) must use the same SSID. The default setting is default. Note:
The maximum length of SSID is 32 single-byte characters and SSID can’t be any of “,
<, > and space character.
“Wireless mode” Clicking on the pull-down menu to select from the following
options:
“Infrastructure” Make the Network Camera connect to the WLAN via an Access
Point. (The default setting)
“Ad-Hoc” Make the Network Camera connect directly to a host equipped with a
wireless adapter in a peer-to-peer environment.
“Channel” While in infrastructure mode, the channel is selected automatically to
match the channel setting for the selected Access Point. In Ad-Hoc mode, the channel
must be manually set to the same channel for each wireless adapter. The default
channel setting depends on the installed region.
“TX rate” This field is for selecting the maximum transmission rate on the network.
The default setting is “auto”, that is the Network Camera will try to connect to the
other wireless device with highest transmitting rate.
“Preamble”, either “Long preamble” or “Short preamble” defines the length of
the CRC block (Cyclic Redundancy Check is a common technique for detecting data
transmission errors) for communication between the Access Point and the roaming
wireless device. Long Preamble is the default setting. Note: High network traffic
areas should use the shorter preamble type.
“Data encryption” Checking the box to enable the data encryption. By default it is
disabled.
“Auth Mode” Choosing one of the following modes, (Open is the default setting)
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“Auto” –The selection will apply Shared mode authentication method. This is the
most strict mode.
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“Shared” – allows communication only with other devices with identical WEP
settings.
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“Open” – communicates the key across the network.
“Key length” The administrator can select the key length among 64 or 128 bits.