Chapter 5 Wireless LAN

 

Table 11 WLAN (continued)

 

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

 

1 Mbps ~ 54

This is the data rate at which the NXC-8160 can transmit.

 

Mbps

Select Adapt to allow the NXC-8160 to switch between and send traffic to wireless

 

 

clients at the specified rates after you select Enable Rate Adaption. If you select

 

 

Disabled, the Adapt check box is grayed out and the rate will not be available for

 

 

rate adaption even if you have selected it.

 

 

Select Basic when your wireless clients can transmit at the specified rate. This

 

 

allows only the wireless devices that support this data rate or higher to connect to

 

 

the wireless network. It’s recommended that you set the rate supported by all

 

 

wireless devices in your wireless network as the basic rate. Basic is not available

 

 

for the extended data rates.

 

 

Select Optional to set this rate as an optional choice. The wireless devices that

 

 

support it can choose to communicate with the network at this rate.

 

 

Select Disabled to not allow the wireless devices to communicate with the network

 

 

at this rate.

 

 

You can select Adapt and Basic or Optional at the same time.

 

 

 

 

Setup SSIDs

The SSID (Service Set IDentifier) identifies the service set with which a wireless

 

 

client is associated. Wireless clients associating with the access point (AP) must

 

 

have the same SSID.

 

 

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.

 

 

 

 

Assigned SSIDs

This text box shows the SSID(s) which is assigned to this radio. You can create and

 

 

assign up to 16 SSIDs to a radio.

 

 

Select an SSID and click Remove from Channel to delete the SSID from this radio

 

 

after you click Save.

 

 

Note: You cannot delete all SSIDs from a radio.

 

 

 

 

Unassigned

This text box shows the SSID(s) which is created on the NXC-8160 but not

 

SSIDs

assigned to this radio. Select an SSID and click Add to Channel to assign it to this

 

 

radio after you click Save.

 

 

Note: An SSID cannot be assigned to both radios. If you assign the

 

 

radio an SSID that is already assigned to the other radio, the

 

 

SSID will be taken out from the other radio.

 

 

 

 

New SSID

Enter a new SSID and select Create and Assign to add this new SSID to this radio

 

 

after you click Save.

 

 

 

 

Rename SSIDs

Click the Rename SSIDs link to open a screen where you can change the SSID(s)

 

 

created on the NXC-8160. See Section 5.4.1 on page 53 for more information.

 

 

 

 

All SSIDs

This text box shows all SSIDs available on the NXC-8160. Select an SSID and click

 

 

Delete Permanently to remove it from the NXC-8160.

 

 

 

 

Edit SSID &

Click the link to go to the SSID & Security screen where you can configure the

 

Security Setting

wireless and wireless security settings for the specified SSID. See Section 5.5 on

 

 

page 54 for more information.

 

 

 

 

Save

Click Save to save your changes back to the NXC-8160.

 

 

 

 

Reset

Click Reset to begin configuring this screen afresh.

 

 

 

5.4.1 Rename SSIDs

Click the Rename SSIDs link in the WLAN Configuration screen to change an existing SSID.

 

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