Enterasys Networks RBTSA-AA, RBTSA-AB manual Select Specify the Wireless LAN Service Area to allow

34CHAPTER 3: CONFIGURING THE ETHERNET ADAPTER

Table 11 Wireless Network Page (continued)

Setting	Description
Wireless LAN	Select Attach to any WLAN Service Area (ESSID) automatically
Service Area	to allow the Ethernet Adapter to associate with any access
	point without specifying the ESSID. In this mode, the Ethernet
	Adapter uses the ESSID of the access point with the best signal
	strength. This mode is not available when the network mode is
	Ad-hoc(Peer-to-Peer).
	Select Specify the Wireless LAN Service Area to allow the
	Ethernet Adapter to associate only with access points with the
	same service area. You may enter the WLAN service area name
	or select it from the list. You must specify the WLAN service
	area when the network mode is Ad-hoc(Peer-to-Peer).
	To maintain a wireless association, the WLAN service area on a
	Ethernet Adapter and the access point with which it is
	associated must match exactly. Therefore, if the Ethernet
	Adapter is set to Specify the WLAN Service Area and you
	change the access point WLAN service area, make sure to also
	change the Ethernet Adapter WLAN service area.
Channel Selection	If Radio Mode is set to Auto Select, you do not have the
	following options to choose from.
	When the network mode is Wireless Client (Infrastructure), a
	user may have the Ethernet Adapter automatically select an
	appropriate channel by using Automatic Best Channel or
	specify the channels by using Specify Channel.
	When the network mode is Ad-hoc(Peer-to-Peer) you may
	specify channel selection as follows:
	■ Automatic Best Channel—When this option is enabled, the
	Ethernet Adapter scans the primary channels. If the
	Ethernet Adapter is establishing a new ad-hoc network, it
	chooses the channel with the least number of packets. If
	the Ethernet Adapter is joining an existing ad-hoc network,
	it selects the channel in use.
	■ Specify Channel—Click the button preceding this option
	and enter the Advanced Wireless Network page. On this
	page, you can choose channels from the Channel list.
Transmit Power	This option specifies the level of transmission power. Select
	one of the values (100%, 50%, 25%, 12%, min) from the
	drop-down menu.
	Decrease the Transmit Power setting if more than one Ethernet
	Adapter is using the same channel frequency.