Chapter 6 Wireless LAN

The following table describes the general wireless LAN labels in this screen.

Table 11 Wireless LAN > Wireless Settings: Root AP

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Basic Settings

 

 

 

Wireless LAN

Select the check box to turn on the wireless LAN on the NWA.

Interface

 

 

 

Operation Mode

Select Root AP from the drop-down list.

 

 

Wireless Mode

If you are in the Wireless LAN > Wireless Settings or Wireless LAN > Wireless

 

Settings- 2.4G screen, you can select from the following:

 

• 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.

 

• 802.11b/g/n to allow IEEE802.11b, IEEE802.11g and IEEE802.11n compliant WLAN

 

devices to associate with the NWA. The transmission rate of the NWA might be

 

reduced.

 

• 802.11n to allow only IEEE802.11n compliant WLAN devices to associate with the

 

NWA.

 

If you are in the Wireless LAN > Wireless Settings- 5G screen, you can select from

 

the following:

 

• 802.11a/n to allow IEEE802.11a and IEEE802.11n compliant WLAN devices to

 

associate with the NWA.

 

• 802.11a to allow only IEEE802.11a compliant WLAN devices to associate with the

 

NWA.

 

• 802.11n to allow only IEEE802.11n compliant WLAN devices to associate with the

 

NWA.

 

• 802.11a/n/ac to allow IEEE802.11a, IEEE802.11n and IEEE802.11ac compliant

 

WLAN devices to associate with the NWA. The transmission rate of the NWA might be

 

reduced.

 

 

Channel

Select the operating frequency/channel depending on your particular region from the

 

drop-down list box.

 

 

Channel Width

This field displays only when you select 802.11n, 802.11a/n, 802.11b/g/n or

 

802.11a/n/ac in the Wireless Mode field.

 

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 300Mbps. However, not all

 

devices support 40MHz channels.

 

Select the channel bandwidth you want to use for your wireless network.

 

It is recommended that you select 20/40MHz. This allows the NWA to adjust the channel

 

bandwidth depending on network conditions.

 

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.

 

 

Select SSID

The SSID (Service Set IDentifier) identifies the Service Set with which a wireless station is

Profile

associated. Wireless stations associating to the access point (AP) must have the same

 

SSID. You can have up to four SSIDs active at the same time.

 

Note: 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.

 

 

#

This is the index number of each SSID profile.

 

 

Activve

Select the check box to enable an SSID profile. Otherwise, clear the check box.

 

 

Profile

Select an SSID Profile from the drop-down list box.

 

 

 

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