Chapter 7 Wireless LAN

Table 28 Network Setting > Wireless> Advanced (continued)

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

802.11 Mode

Select 802.11b Only to allow only IEEE 802.11b compliant WLAN devices to associate

 

with the AMG1312-T Series.

 

Select 802.11g Only to allow only IEEE 802.11g compliant WLAN devices to associate

 

with the AMG1312-T Series.

 

Select 802.11b+g to allow either IEEE 802.11b or IEEE 802.11g compliant WLAN

 

devices to associate with the AMG1312-T Series. The transmission rate of your AMG1312-

 

T Series might be reduced.

 

Select 802.11n to allow only IEEE 802.11n compliant WLAN devices to associate with the

 

AMG1312-T Series.

 

Select 802.11g+n to allow either IEEE 802.11g or IEEE 802.11n compliant WLAN

 

devices to associate with the AMG1312-T Series. The transmission rate of your AMG1312-

 

T Series might be reduced.

 

Select 802.11b+g+n to allow IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g or IEEE802.11n compliant

 

WLAN devices to associate with the AMG1312-T Series. The transmission rate of your

 

AMG1312-T Series might be reduced.

 

 

Channel Width

Select whether the AMG1312-T Series uses a wireless channel width of 20MHz or Auto.

 

If Auto is selected, the AMG1312-T Series will use 40MHz if it is supported.

 

A standard 20MHz channel offers transfer speeds of up to 150Mbps whereas a 40MHz

 

channel uses two standard channels and offers speeds of up to 300 Mbps.

 

40MHz (channel bonding or dual channel) bonds two adjacent radio channels to increase

 

throughput. The wireless clients must also support 40 MHz. It is often better to use the 20

 

MHz setting in a location where the environment hinders the wireless signal.

 

Select 20MHz if you want to lessen radio interference with other wireless devices in your

 

neighborhood or the wireless clients do not support channel bonding.

 

This field is available only when you set the 802.11 Mode to 802.11n or 802.11b+g+n

 

in the Advanced Setup screen.

 

 

Apply

Click this to save your changes.

 

 

Cancel

Click this to restore your previously saved settings.

 

 

7.10 Wireless LAN Technical Reference

This section discusses wireless LANs in depth. For more information, see the appendix.

7.10.1 Wireless Network Overview

Wireless networks consist of wireless clients, access points and bridges.

•A wireless client is a radio connected to a user’s computer.

•An access point is a radio with a wired connection to a network, which can connect with numerous wireless clients and let them access the network.

•A bridge is a radio that relays communications between access points and wireless clients, extending a network’s range.

Traditionally, a wireless network operates in one of two ways.

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