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Clarify WAN WiFi Client 

Clarify wording in WAN WiFi Client section.
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Steve Lewis KC0EUW 2020-04-21 16:26:13 -07:00 committed by Joe AE6XE
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@ -95,7 +95,9 @@ The *Prevent LAN devices from accessing WAN* checkbox will tell the node not to
:alt: WiFi as WAN
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If your node has a radio which is not already being used for Mesh RF or as a LAN AP, you can enable it as a WAN interface by checking the *WAN Wifi Client* checkbox. Enter the SSID and authentication string for your wifi AP which has Internet access. The mesh node uses "WPA2 PSK" encryption to connect to the wifi AP. The password length must be a minimum of 8 and maximum of 64 characters. If the key length is 64, it is treated as hex encoded. If the length is 0, then no encryption will be used to connect to an open AP. A single quote character must not be used in the passphrase.
As mentioned above in the *Mesh RF* section, if your node has a radio on which you have *disabled* Mesh RF and you are not using it as a LAN AP, you can enable this available radio as a WAN interface by checking the **WAN Wifi Client** checkbox. Enter the SSID and authentication string for the wifi AP that you want to connect through for Internet access.
The mesh node uses "WPA2 PSK" encryption to connect to the wifi AP. The password length must be a minimum of 8 and maximum of 64 characters. If the key length is 64, it is treated as hex encoded. If the length is 0, then no encryption will be used to connect to an open AP. A single quote character must not be used in the passphrase.
After you have saved changes and rebooted, the node will have Internet access via wifi rather than requiring a cable plugged into the node's WAN port. In fact, enabling the *WAN Wifi Client* will disable VLAN1, so Internet access will no longer be possible through the physical WAN port.