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Chapter 5 Wireless LAN

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 11 WLAN

LABEL	DESCRIPTION
Regulatory
Domain

Country/	Select the country where the NXC-8160 is located.
Regulatory
Domain

WLAN	The NXC-8160 supports two radios at the same time. That means you can have two
Configuration	separate wireless networks on the NXC-8160. They can be in the same or different
	802.11 mode.
	Select the radio (Radio 1, Radio 2) you want to configure in this screen.

Channel Options

802.11 Mode	Select 802.11a to allow only IEEE 802.11a compliant WLAN devices to associate
	with the NXC-8160.
	Select 802.11b to allow only IEEE 802.11b compliant WLAN devices to associate
	with the NXC-8160.
	Select 802.11g to allow only IEEE 802.11g compliant WLAN devices to associate
	with the NXC-8160.
	Select 802.11 Mixed b/g to allow both IEEE802.11b and IEEE802.11g compliant
	WLAN devices to associate with the NXC-8160. The transmission rate of your NXC-
	8160 might be reduced.
	Select Inactive to disable Radio 2.

Channel	Set the operating frequency/channel depending on your particular region.
	The options vary depending on the 802.11 mode you selected and the country you
	are in.

	Note: The same channel cannot be assigned to both radios.

Maximum	Enter a number (from one to 15) to specify how many times the NXC-8160 tries to
Retries	send a packet when the transmission fails.

Enable Rate	Select the check box to have the NXC-8160 operate at the best possible
Adaption	transmission (data) rate. The NXC-8160 can switch between the data rates with the
	Adapt check box selected.
	When the communication quality drops below a certain level, the NXC-8160
	automatically switches to a lower transmission (data) rate. Transmission at lower
	data speeds is usually more reliable. However, when the communication quality
	improves again, the NXC-8160 gradually increases the transmission (data) rate
	again until it reaches the highest available transmission rate.

Rates
Configuration