3 Configuring Basic Functions
EchoLife BM635
User Guide
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Huawei Proprietary and Confidential
Copyright © Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd
Issue 01 (2008-06-15)
3.1 Configuring a WLAN
A wireless local area network (WLAN) is set up based on wireless communication
technologies without any cables. The setup of the WLAN is simple. With the WLAN
function, the BM635 enables users to access the broadband network at any time and any
place within the WLAN coverage area in addition to the provisioning of the legacy wired
LAN services.
3.1.1 Configuring Basic WLAN Parameters
In the navigation tree, choose
Basic
>
LAN
, and then click the
WLAN
tab.
Select
Enable Wireless
to enable WLAN.
Parameter
Description
Mode
Three wireless network modes are available:
z
802.11b
z
802.11g
z
802.11b/g
The default value is
802.11b/g
.
Regulatory
Domain
Select the wireless standards of different countries, the default
value is
US-UNITED STATES
.
Channel
It indicates the WLAN channel. The default value is
Auto
.
Rate
It indicates the rate of the specified channel. The default value is
Auto
.
Transmit Power
It indicates the transmit power. The more the transmit power, the
larger the coverage area of the wireless network of the BM635.
The value ranges from 1 dBm to 14 dBm. The default value is
14dm
.
Fragmentation
Threshold
Set the size of the fragmentation field. The value ranges from 0B
to 2345B. The default value is
2345B
.
Beacon Interval
Set the interval of the transmit frame. The value ranges from 1ms
to 1000ms. The default value is
100ms
.
RTS/CTS
Threshold
Set the duration of the subsequent frame and response frame.
The value ranges from 0B to 1000B. The default value is
0B
(It
means that this function is not enabled).
Note:
The wireless access device can be set as always use RTS/CTS, never
use RTS/CTS, or use RTS/CTS when the frame length exceeds the
threshold.
SSID Index
It indicates the SSID index.
SSID
It indicates the SSID name.
