7.4.3 Access point

Location & availability
Wi-Fi bands and channels

ClickShare supports different frequencies for Wi-Fi signals. These frequencies are grouped into three main Wi-Fi bands:

Each band supports different channels with slightly different frequencies. These small differences allow different Wi-Fi channels to have an overlap without interfering with each other. Setting different channels for Wi-Fi signals that have an overlap is called staggering. It is recommended to stagger Wi-Fi channels as much as possible across all wireless network devices.

Image 7–17 Example of staggered 5 Ghz bands
Wi-Fi
Wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) is a wireless network that is sent out by a Wi-Fi capable network device. Connection to the Wi-Fi network is possible as long as the device is within range of the Wi-Fi capable network devices making up the network.
Access point
Access points are network devices that setup a wireless network. This wireless network will function as a standard network and create an IP address range, DHCP server and network traffic routing.
IP address
An IP address is a numeric address given to a device on a network. A generation four address (IPv4) is built up using four digits between ‘0’ - ‘255’, for example ‘192.168.0.50’. This allows different network devices to find each other on the network.
DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is a protocol that manages IP addresses. When a device is connected to a DHCP network, the DHCP server will assign an unused IP address to the connected device automatically. This ensures all connected devices have unique IP addresses, within the same range.
SSID
Service Set Identifier (SSID) is the name of a wireless network. By default this name is visible to all network devices with Wi-Fi that are in the area. The SSID can be seen as the name of the Wi-Fi network.
Subnet
Subnetting is a network principle that subdivides local networks into multiple smaller networks. Each subnet gets given a certain range of IP addresses based on the subnet mask. The subnet mask highlights how many bits, and therefore possible devices, are part of the smaller network.
How to configure

  1. Must the Base Unit send out a Wi-Fi network?

    • If no, disable the toggle button after Access Point Settings (reference A). No further actions required.
    • If yes, enable the toggle button after Access Point Settings (reference A).
    Image 7–18
    A
    Acces point toggle
    1
    SSID input field
    2
    SSID broadcast toggle
    3
    Access point IP address input field
    4
    Subnet mask input field
    5
    Wireless network password input field
    6
    Wireless network password confirmation input field
    *
    Return button

  2. Enter or update the desired name of the Wi-Fi network after SSID (reference 1, Image 7–18).

    Tip: Tap the icon in the input field to clear the entered data.

  3. Must the Wi-Fi network be visible to any Wi-Fi device?

    • If no, disable the toggle button after Broadcast SSID (reference 2, Image 7–18).
    • If yes, enable the toggle button after Broadcast SSID (reference 2, Image 7–18).

  4. Enter or update the IP address of the access point after IP address (reference 3, Image 7–18). (optional)

    Note: The IP address of the access point becomes the default gateway of all wireless devices connected to the Wi-Fi.
    Tip: The default IP address of the access point is ‘192.168.2.1’.
    Tip: Tap the icon in the input field to clear the entered data.

  5. Enter or update the desired subnet mask of the access point after Subnet mask (reference 4, Image 7–18). (optional)

    Note: This subnet mask decides the range of IP addresses available to the wireless devices that connect to the Wi-Fi.
    Tip: Tap the icon in the input field to clear the entered data.

  6. Enter a password for the Wi-Fi network after Password (reference 5, Image 7–18).

    Note: The password must be at least 8 characters long.
    Tip: Tap the icon in the input field to see the entered password.

  7. Enter the same password a second time after Confirm Password (reference 6, Image 7–18).

    Tip: Tap the icon in the input field to see the entered password.
    Image 7–19
    A
    Acces point toggle
    6
    Wireless network password confirmation input field
    7
    Wi-Fi frequency band drop down
    8
    Wi-Fi channel drop down
    9
    Save button
    10
    Cancel button
    *
    Return button
  8. Select the desired frequency after Wi-Fi Band (reference 7, Image 7–19).

  9. Select the desired channel after Channel (reference 8, Image 7–19).

    Tip: The available channels depend on the chosen Wi-Fi band. Not all channels are available on every frequency band.

  10. Tap Save (reference 9, Image 7–19).

    The Base Unit uses the configuration to set up a Wi-Fi network. The Access point status label (reference 13) after the LAN proxy server menu is updated.

    Image 7–20
    11
    Ethernet connection status label
    12
    Proxy server connection status label
    13
    Access point status label