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4800B Series
AP User’s Guide
Express Setup Page
DOC-710-005310-A0
Settings (continued)
Role in Radio Network
This pull-down menu allows you to select the role of this station:
Access Point/Root
A wireless LAN transceiver that connects an Ethernet network with wireless client stations.
All APs should be at this setting.
Repeater/Non-Root
A station (typically an Access Point) that transfers data between a client and another Access
Point. Use this setting for Access Points
not
connected to an Ethernet network.
Client/ Non-root
A station with a wireless connection to an AP. Use this setting for diagnostics such as testing
against another AP.
Optimize Radio Network For
This field offers three choices for optimizing the performance of the network. Selecting either
Throughput or Range will maximize either data volume or operating range with a possible trade off of
the opposing parameter. Clicking on the Custom link will take you to the PC4800 Hardware page that
offers a range of specific parameter settings.
Ensure Compatibility With
IEEE 802.11 is the industry wireless networking standard. If your network contains Aironet’s 2Mbps
stations, choose 2Mb/sec Clients to ensure operating compatibility. Choose non-Aironet 802.11 if there
are non-Aironet devices in the network.
SNMP Admin. Community
To use Simplified Network Management Protocol, you may enter an administrator community name
here. Clicking on the link will take you to the SNMP Setup page. You can edit other SNMP settings
there. Additional communities can be configured via the User Manager.
Action Buttons
This set of four action buttons control settings. If JavaScript is enabled on your web browser, a confirmation
popup will appear after pressing any button, except the Cancel button.
Apply
After entering new values for settings, press APPLY to activate the new settings. The browser will
remain on this page.
OK
This button both applies the new settings and moves the browser back to the main Setup page.
Cancel
This button cancels all changes to the settings, returns the settings to the previously stored values and
redirects the user back to the main Setup page.
