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Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Software Configuration Guide
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Chapter 3 Configuration
Radio Configuration
Enable World Mode
When you select
yes
from the world-mode pull-down menu, the access point adds
channel carrier set information to its beacon. Client devices with world-mode
enabled receive the carrier set information and adjust their settings automatically.
Data Rates
You use the data rate settings to choose the data rates the radio uses for data
transmission. The rates are expressed in megabits per second.
The access point always attempts to transmit at the highest data rate set to
Basic
.
If there are obstacles or interference, the access point steps down to the highest
rate that allows data transmission. For each data rate, a drop-down menu lists
three options:
•
Basic—Allows transmission at this rate for all packets, both unicast and
multicast. At least one of the access point’s data rates must be set to Basic.
•
Yes—The access point transmits only unicast packets at this rate; multicast
packets are sent at one of the data rates set to Basic.
•
No—The access point does not transmit data at this rate.
You can use the Data Rate settings to set up an access point to serve client devices
operating at specific data rates. For example, to set up the internal radio for 11
megabits per second (Mbps) service only, select
Basic
for 11 and select
Yes
for
the other data rates.
Figure 3-12
shows the Data Rates set up for 11-Mbps service
only.
Figure 3-12 Data Rate Settings for 11 Mbps Service Only
To set up the access point to serve only client devices operating at 1 and 2 Mbps,
for example, select
Basic
for 1 and 2 and set the rest of the data rates to
Yes
.
Figure 3-13
shows the Data Rates set up for 1- and 2-Mbps service only.
