Client mode

If the device is operating as a client, the tab 'Client mode' can be used for further settings that affect the behavior as a client.





LANconfig: Wireless LAN > General > Physical WLAN settings > Client mode

Command line: Setup > Interfaces > WLAN > Client-Modes

Keep client connection alive
This option ensures that the client station keeps the connection to the access point alive even if the connected devices are not exchanging any data packets. If this option is disabled, the client station is automatically logged off the wireless network if no packets are transferred over the WLAN connection within a specified time.
Scan bands
This defines whether the client station scans just the 2.4 GHz, just the 5 GHz, or all of the available bands for access points.
Exclusive BSS ID
If the client station is to log onto one particular AP only, the MAC address of the WLAN module in this AP can be entered here.
Address adaptation
In client mode, the client station normally replaces the MAC addresses in data packets from the devices connected to it with its own MAC address. The AP at the other end of the connection only ever "sees" the MAC address of the client station, not the MAC address of the computer(s) connected to it.




In some installations it may be desirable for the MAC address of a computer to be transmitted to the AP and not the MAC address of the client station. The option Address adaptation prevents the MAC address from being replaced by the client station. Data packets are transferred with their original MAC addresses—in the WLAN, the AP takes the client's MAC address.
Important: Address adaptation only works when just one computer is connected to the client station.
AP selection preference
If several APs are available that match different profiles, the following criteria can be used to select the AP.
Profile
The profile with the smallest index is chosen, even if a stronger AP is available that matches a profile of a higher index.
Signal strength
The signal strength is the most important selection criterion.

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