Chapter 8 Wireless Configuration
Table 27 Wireless: Access Point
LABEL | DESCRIPTION |
Rates | This section controls the data rates permitted for clients. |
Configuration | For each Rate, select an option from the Configuration list. The options |
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| • 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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Enable | Select this to use antenna diversity. Antenna diversity uses multiple |
Antenna | antennas to reduce signal interference. |
Diversity |
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Enable | Select this check box to enable the blue “breathing” LED, also known as |
Breathing LED | the NWA LED. |
| Clear the check box to turn this LED off even when the NWA is on and |
| data is being transmitted and received. |
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Enable | (R)STP detects and breaks network loops and provides backup links |
Spanning Tree | between switches, bridges or routers. It allows a bridge to interact with |
Control (STP) | other (R)STP |
| path exists between any two stations on the network. Select this to |
| activate STP on the NWA. |
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Enable | Roaming allows wireless stations to switch from one access point to |
Roaming | another as they move from one coverage area to another. Select this to |
| enable roaming on the NWA if you have two or more NWAs on the same |
| subnet. |
| Note: All APs on the same subnet and the wireless stations must |
| have the same SSID to allow roaming. |
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Apply | Click Apply to save your changes. |
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Reset | Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh. |
8.4.2 Bridge / Repeater Mode
The NWA can act as a wireless network bridge and establish wireless links with other APs. You need to know the MAC address of the peer device, which also must be in bridge mode.
The NWA can establish up to five wireless links with other APs.
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