Chapter 3 Configuration
Basic Settings
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Site Survey Client—A wireless device that depends on an access point for its
connection to the network. Use this setting when performing a site survey for
a repeater access point. When you select this setting, clients are not allowed
to associate.
Radio Network Optimization (Optimize Radio Network For)
You use this setting to select either preconfigured settings for the access point
radio or customized settings for the access point radio. This setting appears twice
on the page, once for the internal radio and once for the external radio module.
You can use the same setting or different settings for each radio.
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Default—Strikes a compromise between range and throughput, providing
good range and good throughput.
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Throughput—Maximizes the data volume handled by the access point but
might reduce the access point’s range.
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Range—Maximizes the access point’s range but might reduce throughput.
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Custom—The access point uses the settings you enter on the AP Radio
Hardware page. Click
Custom
to go to the AP Radio Hardware page.
Radio Network Compatibility (Ensure Compatibility With)
You use this setting to automatically configure the access point to be compatible
with other devices on your wireless LAN. This setting appears twice on the page,
once for the internal radio and once for the external radio module. You can use the
same setting or different settings for each radio.
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2Mb/sec clients—Select this setting if your network contains Cisco Aironet
devices that operate at a maximum speed of 2 Mbps.
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non-Aironet 802.11—Select this setting if there are non-Cisco Aironet
devices on your wireless LAN.
SNMP Admin. Community
To use Simplified Network Management Protocol (SNMP), enter a community
name here. This name automatically appears in the list of users authorized to view
and make changes to the access point’s management system, and SNMP is
enabled.
