Wireless Configuration and Security
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ProSafe Wireless-N 8-Port Gigabit VPN Firewall FVS318N
WARNING:
When you have changed the country settings, the wireless VPN
firewall will reboot when you click Apply.
3. Click Apply to save your settings.
Operating Frequency (Channel) Guidelines
You should not need to change the operating frequency (channel) unless you notice
interference problems, or are setting up the wireless VPN firewall near another wireless
access point. Observe the following guidelines:
•Wireless access points use a fixed channel. You can select a channel that provides the
least interference and best performance. In the United States and Canada, 11 channels
are available.
•If you are using multiple wireless access points, it is better if adjacent wireless access
points use different channels to reduce interference. The recommended channel spacing
between adjacent wireless access points is 5 channels (for example, use channels 1 and
6, or 6 and 11).
•In infrastructure mode, wireless devices normally scan all channels, looking for a wireless
access point. If more than one wireless access point can be used, the one with the
strongest signal is used. This can happen only when the wireless access points use the
same SSID. The FVS318N wireless VPN firewall functions in infrastructure mode by
default.
Default Transmit Power From the drop-down list, select the default transmit power:
• Full. This is the default setting.
• Half.
��� Quarter.
• Eighth.
• Minimum.
If the country regulation does not allow the transmit power that you select, the
power is automatically adjusted to the legally allowed power, which is then
displayed in the Transmit Power field.
Transmit Power This is a nonconfigurable field that shows the actual transmit power in dBm.
Transmission rate Specify the transmission data rate by making a selection from the drop-down list.
The default setting is Best (Automatic).
Note: For information about the available MCS indexes and transmission data
rates, see Physical and Technical Specifications on page 396.
Table 27. Radio Settings screen settings (continued)
Setting Descriptions