How Do I Configure the Cable Modem Gateway?

Field Name

Description

54g Network Mode

Allows you to optimize the performance of your

 

wireless network using one of the following options:

 

ƒ Max compatibility (factory default)

 

 

Allows the access point to interoperate with

 

 

both 802.11b and 802.11g wireless client

 

 

devices and minimizes interference with

 

 

nearby 802.11b wireless networks.

 

ƒ

54g Only

 

 

The wireless access point will only accept

 

 

802.11g wireless clients.

 

ƒ

Max Performance

 

 

Maximum throughput. In this mode, the

 

 

wireless access point accepts only 802.11g

 

 

wireless clients. Setting the device in this

 

 

mode may degrade the operation of near by

 

 

802.11b wireless networks.

 

 

54g Protection

Allows you to prioritize 802.11g communication when

 

there is a mix of 802.11b and 802.11g devices in the

 

wireless network using one of the following options:

 

ƒ

Auto (factory default)

 

 

Maximize 802.11g performance in networks

 

 

with a mix of 802.11b and 802.11g wireless

 

 

client devices.

 

ƒ

Off

 

 

Maximum performance. Networks with

 

 

802.11g-only wireless client devices.

 

 

Rate

Allows you to fix the data rate for wireless connections.

 

The following data rates are available:

 

Auto (factory default), 1 Mbps, 2 Mbps, 5.5 Mbps,

 

6 Mbps, 9 Mbps, 11 Mbps, 12 Mbps, 18 Mbps,

 

24 Mbps, 36 Mbps, 48 Mbps, 54 Mbps

 

Note: In the automatic mode, data rate is a function of

 

signal strength and signal quality.

 

 

Output Power

Allows you to adjust the relative output power of your

 

gateway wireless transmitter. The following settings

 

are available:

 

100% (factory default), 75%, 50%, and 25%

 

 

 

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