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Channel
—Displays the radio channel that the station is using.
BSSID
—The Basic Service Set Identifier of the station. This is the MAC
address of the broadcasting radio.
STA Role
—Describes the role of a nearby 3Com access point (model 7250,
8250, 8500, 8700, or 8750) if the access point is running firmware version
3.0 or later. Possible roles are:
-
AP
: This station is a physical interface (VAP1) of a 3Com access point and
is not acting as a WDS bridge.
-
VAP
:
This station is a virtual interface (VAP2) of a 3Com access point and
is not acting as a WDS bridge.
-
Bridge
:
This station is acting as a WDS bridge.
-
Root Bridge
:
This station is acting as a WDS Root-Bridge.
R
ADIO
I
NTERFACE
The access point radio interface detects the number of radios installed and their
type (802.11g Radio, 802.11a Radio or 802.11b Radio). The Radio Settings and
Security options for the radio interface are described in the following sections.
R
ADIO
S
ETTINGS
The Radio Settings page allows you to setup standard settings for each radio. It
also allows you to enable Virtual Access Point (VAP) service, and configure the
VAP settings.
V
IRTUAL
A
CCESS
P
OINT
(VAP) C
ONFIGURATION
This feature allows a single access point to behave as two virtual access points.
Each of these two virtual access points can form a wireless network with its own
service parameters.
E
NABLING
V
IRTUAL
A
CCESS
P
OINT
(VAP)
Two Virtual Access Points per radio are available. Each VAP has its own security
settings. Additionally, the first VAP (VAP1) on each radio may be configured as
an:
Access Point
Root Bridge
Child Bridge
