zimma
Newbie  Posts: 1 Registered: 13/5/08 Status: Offline |
posted on 13/5/08 at 05:19
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I'd really appreciate some help understanding if the scenario I'm
describing below is possible..
We have several wireless devices such as pdas and laptops which need to
connect to a wireless network but they must be able to be transported
anywhere and still connect effortlessly to the wireless network.
What I'd like to do is have an access point which connects to the internet
(via a cat 5 or another wireless network) and creates it's own wireless
network with it's own encryption (WEP) and settings. That way the PDAs
(which are fiddly and have wireless limitations) can be configured to
connect to this one network, no matter how the original internet connection
is set up with the access point.
Firstly, is this possible? Secondly can anyone suggest an access point that
can connect to one wireless network and create it's own wireless network.
I've looked at this device:
amazon.co.uk/Linksys-WAP54G-UK-Wireless-Access-802-11g/dp/B00008DOYN/ref=s
r_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1210676146&sr=1-2
which mentions bridging - is that what I want?
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Coupdgras
Newbie Posts: 1 Registered: 31/5/08 Status: Offline |
posted on 31/5/08 at 09:33 |
| There are a number of outdoor wireless ap's from CellAmericas (
cellamericas ) that will connect to the web - through, say any off the
shelf router, and issue it's own ip address, wep settings, bssid, etc. So
you can configure those units, set your hand held devices to connect to
that ssid, and get to the web. |
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Fellsider
Full Member  Posts: 72 Registered: 11/11/04 Status: Offline |
posted on 5/6/08 at 15:27 |
Generally speaking as Coupdgras says, any AP can be configured in AP mode,
to connect to a wired net - then transmit wirelessly with whatever name, on
whatever channle you want.
To be honest mind, I can't se any benifit in trying, as every network is
different so you're going to have to reconfigure the AP using the fiddly
PDA controles every time you want to change provider anyway. 1 setting will
not give you access to all wired providers, as 1 wireless setting wont give
you access to all wireless providers.
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