Chapter 6 AP Controller Mode

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 17 Radio Edit Screen

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Profile Name

Enter a name identifying this profile.

 

 

802.11 Mode

This makes sure that only compliant WLAN devices can associate

 

with the NWA.

 

Select 802.11b Only to allow only IEEE 802.11b compliant

 

WLAN devices to associate with the NWA.

 

Select 802.11g Only to allow only IEEE 802.11g compliant

 

WLAN devices to associate with the NWA.

 

Select 802.11b/g to allow both IEEE802.11b and IEEE802.11g

 

compliant WLAN devices to associate with the NWA. The

 

transmission rate of your NWA might be reduced.

 

Select 802.11a to allow only IEEE 802.11a compliant WLAN

 

devices to associate with the NWA.

 

 

Super Mode

Select this to improve data throughput on the WLAN by enabling

 

fast frame and packet bursting.

 

 

Disable channel

This field displays only when you select 802.11a in the 802.11

switching for DFS

Radio Mode field. Select this if you do not want to use DFS

 

(Dynamic Frequency Selection).

 

DFS (dynamic frequency selection) allows an AP to detect other

 

devices in the same channel. If there is another device using the

 

same channel, the AP changes to a different channel, so that it

 

can avoid interference with radar systems or other wireless

 

networks.

 

 

Choose Channel ID

Set the operating frequency/channel depending on your

 

particular region.

 

To manually set the NWA to use a channel, select a channel from

 

the drop-down list box. Click MAINTENANCE and then the

 

Channel Usage tab to open the Channel Usage screen to make

 

sure the channel is not already used by another AP or

 

independent peer-to-peer wireless network.

 

To have the NWA automatically select a channel, click Auto

 

Selection instead.

 

 

Disable DCS to unlock

This appears if the DCS feature is enabled.

 

Click this to disable DCS and select a channel ID manually.

 

DCS is Disabled by default

 

If the NWA is configured in Controller AP mode, it is

 

recommended that you enable Dynamic Channel Selection

 

(DCS). This allows the NWA to select channels with less

 

intereference for Managed APs.

 

 

 

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