Hello, everyone!
Today, I will continue to write about ONU service interfaces. In these articles about ONU service interfaces, I talk about interfaces such as ethernet ports, WiFi, POTS, and RF. Today's topic is the basic WLAN configuration on the ONT.
The first step is to access the ONT device, using the information from the label below the ONT. Here we have the IP address, username, and password. We can access ONT through any web browser.
In the next figure, we can see a window for WLAN configuration (WLAN > 2.4G/5G Basic Network Settings).
Figure 1. WLAN – 2.4G Basic Network Settings
In this window, we can set SSID (name, enable/disable SSID and enable/disable broadcast SSID), a number of associated devices (from 1 to 32), enable/disable WMM, and security (Authentication mode, encryption mode, WPA PreSharedKey, etc).
SSID is an abbreviation from Service Set Identifier. It can divide a network into multiple subnetworks. Each of these networks requires independent identity authentication. In the ONT, for the SSID name, we have to put the name of our WiFi network. The Enable SSID field needs to be checked for the WiFi network to be active. By default, the number of devices which can connect to WiFi is 32. We can change it. The Broadcast SSID can be enabled or disabled. If this field is checked, the name of the WiFi network will be visible, otherwise, it will not.
For the home's WiFi network, for security, we can configuration WPA/WPA2 PreSharedKey (Authentication mode) and TKIP&AES. Infield – WPA PreSharedKey, we have to put our password for the WiFi network. These steps are very important for security.
The next step for WLAN configuration is Advanced Configuration (WLAN > 2.4G Advanced Network Settings). Figure 2. shows us this window.
Figure 2. WLAN – 2.4G Advanced Network Settings
In the field Tx Power, we can set the power of the WiFi signal. By default, this value is 100%. The next important fields are Channel, Channel Width, and Mode. Infield Channel, we can choose channels from 1 to 13. Or we can leave the default value – Automatic. In this way, the device selects the channel on which it will work (channel on which there is no interference). Channel Width defines the channel width. The standard value is 20 MHz, and the channel can be expanded to 40 MHz or more. This field can also remain Auto (default value). The field Mode is the standard of WLAN.
The same WLAN settings are for 5 GHz. These were the basic options around setting up a WiFi network. There are additional settings: Automatic WiFi Shutdown and WiFi Covering Management. But that is the theme for some new articles.
I will continue to write about this theme in the next article >> ONU service interfaces (4): POTS and RF.
Thank you!
