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172 System Administration
2.
Enter an SSID in the
SSID
field. The SSID (Service Set Identifier) is a unique
name that identifies a network. All devices on a network must share the same
SSID name in order to communicate on the network.
3.
Enable or disable
SSID Broadcast
, as required. This feature “broadcasts” the
SSID over the network, making connection easier.
4.
Select the desired
Channel
from the pull-down menu. All devices on the network
must be set to the same channel and frequency to communicate on the network.
5.
Select the transmission
Rate
from the pull-down menu. This is the transmission
rate for the network (in Mbits/s).
6.
Select the transmission
Power
from the pull-down menu. This is the transmit
power, assignable between minimum power and full power in increments of one
eighth, one quarter, and one half. For security purposes, you may want to limit
the distance that the signal travels.
7.
Define the
Fragment Length
(between 256 and 2346). This value should remain
at its default setting unless you experience a high packet error rate. Setting the
fragment length too low may result in poor performance.
8.
Define the
RTS Length
(between 256 and 2346). This value should remain at its
default setting unless you encounter inconsistent data flow. Only minor
modifications to this value are recommended.
9.
Define the
Beacon Interval
(between 20 and 1000). Beacons are packets sent by
an Access Point to synchronize a wireless network. The default setting (100) is
recommended.
10.
Define the
DTIM
value (between 1 and 255). A DTIM (Delivery Traffic
Indication Message) is a countdown informing clients of the next window for
listening to broadcast and multicast messages.
11.
If required, check the box for
Enable Short Preamble
.
12.
Enable or disable
WEP
, as desired (if you want to increase your level of security
by adding encryption).
13.
If you want to allow unencrypted transmissions, click on the
Allow Unencrypted
check box.
14.
If you enabled WEP, you must provide the required information for the following
fields:
‹
802.11 Auth Type
— open or shared.
‹
Non-802.1x Allowed
— enabled or disabled.
‹
Key Length
— 64, 128 or 152 characters (from pull-down menu).
‹
Key Type
— Hex Digit or ASCII.
‹
Default WEP Key
— defines the default WEP Key from the pull-down
menu.