Netopia 2200 manual

options you have enabled.

You can then configure:

Operating Mode: The pull-down menu allows you to select and lock the Gateway into the wireless transmission mode you want. For compatibility with clients using 802.11b (up to 11 Mbps transmission) and 802.11g (up to 20+ Mbps), select Normal (802.11b + g). To limit your wireless LAN to one mode or the other, select 802.11b Only, or 802.11g Only.

☛NOTE:

If you choose to limit the operating mode to 802.11b or 802.11g only, clients using the mode you excluded will not be able to connect.

Default Channel: on which the network will broadcast. This is a frequency range within the 2.4Ghz band. Channel selection depends on government regulated radio frequencies that vary from region to region. The widest range available is from 1 to 14. However, in North America only 1 to 11 may be selected. Europe, France, Spain and Japan will differ. Channel selection can have a significant impact on performance, depending on other wireless activ- ity close to this Gateway. Channel selection is not necessary at the client computers; the clients will scan the available channels seeking access points using the same SSID as the client.

AutoChannel Setting: For 802.11G models, AutoChannel is a feature that allows the Netopia Gateway to determine the best channel to broadcast automatically.

Three settings are available from the pull-down menu: Off-Use default, At Startup, and Continuous.

•Off-Use default is the default setting; the Netopia Gateway will use the configured default channel selected from the previous pull-down menu.

•At Startup causes the Netopia Gateway at startup to briefly initialize on the default channel, then perform a full two- to three-second scan, and switch to the best channel it can find, remaining on that channel until the next reboot.

•Continuous performs the at-startup scan, and will continuously monitor the current channel for any other Access Point beacons. If an Access Point beacon is detected on the same channel, the Netopia Gateway will initiate a three- to four-minute scan of the channels, locate a better one, and switch. Once it has switched, it will remain on this channel for at least 30 minutes before switching again if another Access Point is detected.

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