Chapter 8 Wireless Screen

Table 25 Wireless: AP + Bridge

LABEL

DESCRIPTIONS

Beacon Interval

When a wirelessly networked device sends a beacon, it includes with

 

it a beacon interval. This specifies the time period before the device

 

sends the beacon again. The interval tells receiving devices on the

 

network how long they can wait in low-power mode before waking

 

up to handle the beacon. This value can be set from 30ms to

 

1000ms. A high value helps save current consumption of the access

 

point.

 

 

DTIM

Delivery Traffic Indication Message (DTIM) is the time period after

 

which broadcast and multicast packets are transmitted to mobile

 

clients in the Active Power Management mode. A high DTIM value

 

can cause clients to lose connectivity with the network. This value

 

can be set from 1 to 100.

 

 

Output Power

Set the output power of the NWA in this field. If there is a high

 

density of APs in an area, decrease the output power of the NWA to

 

reduce interference with other APs. Select from 100% (Full

 

Power), 50%, 25%, 12.5% and Minimum. See the product

 

specifications for more information on your NWA’s output power.

 

Note: Reducing the output power also reduces the NWA’s

 

effective broadcast radius.

 

 

SSID Profile

The SSID (Service Set IDentifier) identifies the Service Set with

 

which a wireless station is associated. Wireless stations associating

 

to the access point (AP) must have the same SSID. Select an SSID

 

Profile from the drop-down list box.

 

Configure SSID profiles in the SSID screen (see Section 9.2 on page

 

151 for information on configuring SSID).

 

If you are configuring the NWA from a computer connected to the

 

wireless LAN and you change the NWA’s SSID or security settings,

 

you will lose your wireless connection when you press Apply to

 

confirm. You must then change the wireless settings of your

 

computer to match the NWA’s new settings.

 

 

Rates

This section controls the data rates permitted for clients.

Configuration

For each Rate, select an option from the Configuration list. The

 

 

options are:

 

• Basic (1~11 Mbps only): Clients can always connect to the

 

access point at this speed.

 

• Optional: Clients can connect to the access point at this speed,

 

when permitted to do so by the AP.

 

• Disabled: Clients cannot connect to the access point at this

 

speed.

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