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Once the AirStation Manager connects to the ASAP, you'll have
the ASAP's IP address, which you then use to connect to the its
web Admin interface. I've included a few screen shots below
so that you can get a feel for the AirStation Manager program
and Admin web interface.
(click on an image to open a new window with a full-sized view)
Among the features you can control on the ASAP are:
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Set the AP Name, Group name, ESS-ID (same as
"SSID", or "Service Area")
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Set the AP channel (frequency) and bit rate
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Set one ASCII or Hex Encryption key (40 bit
encryption only)
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Allow/disallow clients by MAC address
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Setup packet filters
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Set the DTIM Beacon interval to control client
power saving.
The ASAP has a theoretical limit of 254 clients
(due to Class C subnet limitations), but the practical number
of clients will be much lower since they'll be competing for the
same bandwidth.
When you click the "Diagnosis" button
on the Admin top page, you can also monitor various ASAP and wireless
client statistics such as:
Note that you can't control peer to peer wireless client
communication from the ASAP. That's handled with the Client Manger
program on the wireless clients, so let's move on to look at the LAN
client cards.
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