CHAPTER 5: SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
802.11A INTERFACE
The IEEE 802.11a interface operates within the 5 GHz band, at up to 54 Mbps in normal mode or up to 108 Mbps in Turbo mode.
First configure the radio settings that apply to the individual VAPs (Virtual Access Point) and the common radio settings that apply to the overall system. After you have configured the radio settings, go to the Security page under the 802.11a Interface (See “Security” on page 50.), enable the radio service for any of the VAP interfaces, and then set an SSID to identify the wireless network service provided by each VAP. Remember that only clients with the same SSID can associate with a VAP.
NOTE: You must first select a country before the wireless interfaces are enabled.
Configuring Radio Settings
To configure VAP radio settings, select the Radio Settings page.
Figure 30 Radio Settings A
Radio Status – Displays if the radio is enabled or disabled for this VAP.
NOTE: You must first enable VAP interface 1 before you can enable other VAP interfaces.
SSID – The name of the basic service set provided by a VAP interface. Clients that want to connect to the network through the access point must set their SSID to the same as that of an access point VAP interface. (Default: 3Com1 to 3Com4 for 802.11a, 3Com5 to 3Com8 for 802.11b/g; Range:
Default VLAN ID – The VLAN ID assigned to wireless clients associated to the VAP interface that are not assigned to a specific VLAN by RADIUS server configuration. (Default: 1)
