Field

Description

 

 

MAC Addresses

Indicates the Media Access Control (MAC) addresses for the interface.

(Shown on

On the dual band AP only, the MAC addresses for Radio Interface One

dual-band AP

(Internal/Guest) and Radio Interface Two (Internal/Guest) are shown.

only)

A MAC address is a permanent, unique hardware address for any device

 

 

that represents an interface to the network. The MAC address is assigned

 

by the manufacturer.

 

You cannot change the MAC address. It is provided here for informational

 

purposes as a unique identifier for an interface.

 

 

Mode

The Mode defines the Physical Layer (PHY) standard being used by the

 

radio.

 

The Gateway 7001 AP is available in a dual band and single band version.

 

The configuration options for Mode differ depending on which product you

 

have.

 

Single-Band AP:

 

For the Single-Band AP, select one of these modes:

 

• IEEE 802.11b

 

• IEEE 802.11g

 

Dual-Band AP:

 

For the dual band access point, select a mode for each Radio Interface.

 

For Radio Interface One, select either of these modes:

 

• IEEE 802.11b

 

• IEEE 802.11g

 

For Radio Interface Two, select either of these modes:

 

• IEEE 802.11a

 

• Atheros Turbo 5 GHz (IEEE 802.11a Turbo)

 

 

Channel

Select the Channel. The range of channels and the default is determined

 

by the Mode of the radio interface.

 

The Channel defines the portion of the radio spectrum the radio uses for

 

transmitting and receiving. Each mode offers a number of channels,

 

dependent on how the spectrum is licensed by national and international

 

authorities such as the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) or the

 

International Telecommunication Union (ITU-R).

 

The default is Auto, which picks the least busy channel at startup time, out

 

of the allowed channels.

 

 

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