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8. Client Access Control
In order to accept a new client unit, the base station must be configured properly for the client unit.
Navigate to
Configuration -> Client
on the base station to access the following screen:
Access Control List (ACL)
– enabling the ACL means that the base station only accepts clients
units whose MAC addresses are registered at the base station. Disabling the ACL allows any client
units that operate with the same RF parameters as the base station.
In order to add a new client unit, enter the MAC address and the client name (name of your choice)
and click the ADD button.
Pending Clients
– There may be client units already deployed in the field that are trying to
associate with the base station, prior to the user entering the MAC address of such client unit. These
client units will be shown here with MAC addresses. You can choose to accept them by clicking the
ADD button.
Configured Clients
– these are clients units that have been accepted by the base station. You can
control Tx and Rx modulations and the number of streams individually for each client unit as shown
above. Check the box to the right the client name before applying modulation and stream changes.
Unless and until the user changes the settings for each client unit, the RF setting will be set to the
default setting in the
Configure Wireless
screen shown in Section 7.
Modulation
Used to establish the transmit modulation and FEC rate of the OFDM/MIMO radio. The
higher the modulation setting (or “density”), the higher the link data rate, but the lower the receive
sensitivity.
