An Investigation of the Impact of Signal Strength on Wi-Fi Link ...
An Investigation of the Impact of Signal Strength on Wi-Fi Link ...
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4.4.3 AP Operati<strong>on</strong> Mode<br />
Two APs (D-<strong>Link</strong> DWL-2100AP) were used in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> propagati<strong>on</strong> measurements. The AP<br />
supports five different operati<strong>on</strong> modes: AP Mode, WDS with AP Mode, WDS Mode,<br />
AP Repeater Mode, and AP Client Mode. Three <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>m (AP Mode, WDS with AP and<br />
WDS) were used in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> propagati<strong>on</strong> measurements. <strong>Fi</strong>gure 4.8 shows <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> operati<strong>on</strong><br />
mode c<strong>on</strong>figurati<strong>on</strong> menu. There were no changes made to <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> current setting <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
“AP mode”. If <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> AP is c<strong>on</strong>figured as ei<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r “WDS with AP mode” or “WDS mode”,<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> remote AP MAC address must be entered in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> remote AP list.<br />
<strong>Fi</strong>gure 4.8: AP operati<strong>on</strong> mode c<strong>on</strong>figurati<strong>on</strong> menu.<br />
A brief descripti<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> operating modes is given below.<br />
AP Mode<br />
The role <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> an AP is as a coordinator in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> AP mode. The AP receives data from<br />
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