Configuration
Section 3
WA840
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This page allows you to configure the wireless network created by your WA840’s built-in
wireless access point. You can consider the WIRELESS page to be divided into three key
sets of options:
1) Wireless Mode / Performance Options:
Configuration options tied to establishing
wireless connections between the WA840 and client devices on your local network.
Figure 3-9a Top of WIRELESS Page – Wireless Modes / Performance
2) Wireless Quality of Service (WMM) Options:
Configuration options tied to optimizing
wireless network performance for multimedia applications. WMM (Wi-Fi Multimedia) is an
interoperability standard, sponsored by the Wi-Fi Alliance. It provides multimedia
enhancements for Wi-Fi networks that can improve the user experience for audio, video,
and voice applications, by prioritizing traffic demands from different applications. More
information about WMM can be found in the descriptions of WMM-related configuration
options to follow, and on the public web site sponsored by the Wi-Fi Alliance.
Figure 3-9b Middle of WIRELESS Page – Wireless Quality of Service (WMM)
3) Wireless Distribution System (WDS) and Access Control Options:
Configuration
options tied to either configuring the WA840 to extend a wireless network (instead of
creating a new one), or controlling access to the wireless network.