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Table 11 Wireless Network Page (continued)

Antenna Selection Select an antenna for the radio signal:

Internal — this default setting should be used in most

 

circumstances.

 

External and one internal antenna — this setting

 

automatically determines which antenna is best for sending

 

packets to individually attached clients. Choose this setting

 

if the Bridge is located in a place that is surrounded or

 

hindered by metal paths or walls.

Data Preamble

To increase performance, click Short (Enhanced performance).

 

When equipment that does not support short preamble is also

 

being used, click Long (Wi-Fi Interoperable).

 

Note: The Data Preamble option is available in ad-hoc mode

 

only. However, the Short Data Preamble option is not available

 

for 802.11a and 802.11a Turbo modes in ad-hoc mode.

 

 

Manually Select On the Advanced Wireless Network page, you can manually select the Radio Channels radio channels and radio modes. The Bridge only looks for a best SSID

that matches the specified radio mode on the specified channels.

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3Com WL-560 manual External and one internal antenna this setting, Being used, click Long Wi-Fi Interoperable