Configuring with Web Based Management
5.6 "Interfaces" menu
SCALANCE W780/W740 to IEEE 802.11n Web Based Management
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Configuration Manual, 03/2015, C79000-G8976-C267-08
Description
Table 1 contains the following columns:
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Radio
Shows the available WLAN interfaces in this column.
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Use Allowed Channels only
If you enable the option, you restrict the selection of channels via which the AP or the
client is allowed to establish the connection.
In the following tables, you define the
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channels that the AP can use to establish a wireless cell when the "Auto" channel
setting is enabled.
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the channels on which the client searches for an AP.
The tables are divided up according to frequency bands.
If the option is disabled, the channels available based on the settings (country code,
antennas, transmit power etc.) are used.
Above the tables for the frequency bands, you will find the following check box:
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Select / Deselect all
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Enabled
If you enable the check box, all channels are selected.
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Disabled
If you deselect the check box, the first valid channel of the frequency band remains
enabled. Enable the required channel.
The tables of the frequency bands have the following columns:
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Radio
Shows the available WLAN interfaces in this column.
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Radio Mode
Shows the mode.
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Channel number
To specify the valid channels for the required frequency band, select the appropriate
check box for the channel number.
The table displays the permitted channels of the country. Only the valid channels can be
enabled. Invalid channels are grayed out and cannot be enabled.
Note
To specify the channels, the setting "Use Allowed Channels only" must be enabled.
Procedure
1.
Enable the "Used Allowed Channels only" option for the required WLAN interface.
2.
Deselect the "Select / Deselect all" check box.
3.
Select the relevant check box for the required channel number.
4.
Click the "Set Values" button.