Chapter 5 Wireless LAN

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

Table 6 WIRELESS > BASIC

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

ESSID

The SSID (Service Set IDentity) identifies the Service Set with which a

 

wireless station is associated. Wireless clients associating to the access

 

point (AP) must have the same SSID. Enter a descriptive name (up to 32

 

printable 7-bit ASCII characters) for the wireless LAN.

 

When a wireless client scans for an AP to associate with, this is the name

 

that is broadcast and seen in the wireless client utility.

 

 

Channel

Set the operating frequency/channel depending on your particular region.

 

Select a channel from the drop-down list box. The options vary depending

 

on the frequency band and the country you are in.

 

If you are having problems with wireless interference, changing the

 

channel may help. Try to use a channel that is as many channels away

 

from any channels used by neighboring APs as possible.

 

 

802.11 Mode

Select 802.11n + 802.11g + 802.11b to allow both IEEE802.11b,

 

IEEE802.11g and IEEE802.11n compliant WLAN devices to associate with

 

the NWA1300-NJ. The transmission rate of your NWA1300-NJ might be

 

reduced.

 

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

 

compliant WLAN devices to associate with the NWA1300-NJ.

 

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

 

compliant WLAN devices to associate with the NWA1300-NJ. The

 

NWA1300-NJ adjusts the transmission rate automatically according to the

 

wireless standard supported by the wireless devices.

 

Select 802.11n Only to only allow IEEE 802.11n compliant WLAN devices

 

to associate with the NWA1300-NJ.

 

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

 

to associate with the NWA1300-NJ.

 

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

 

to associate with the NWA1300-NJ.

 

 

Channel

Select whether the NWA1300-NJ uses a wireless channel width of 20 or 40

Width

MHz. A standard 20 MHz channel offers transfer speeds of up to 150Mbps

 

whereas a 40 MHz channel uses two standard channels and offers speeds

 

of up to 300 Mbps. Because not all devices support 40 MHz channels,

 

select Auto 20/40 MHz to allow the NWA1300-NJ to adjust the channel

 

bandwidth automatically.

 

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

 

devices in your neighborhood.

 

 

Transmit

Set the output power of the NWA1300-NJ in this field. If there is a high

Power

density of APs in an area, decrease the output power of the NWA1300-NJ

 

to reduce interference with other APs. Select one of the following 100%,

 

50% or 25%.

 

 

Apply

Click Apply to save your changes back to the NWA1300-NJ.

 

 

 

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