Configure the Wireless Access Point
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Field Name
Description
54g Network Mode
Allows you to optimize the performance of your
wireless network using one of the following options:
Max compatibility (factory default)
Allows the access point to interoperate with both
802.11b and 802.11g wireless client devices and
minimizes interference with nearby 802.11b
wireless networks
54g Only
The wireless access point will only accept 802.11g
wireless clients
Max Performance
Maximum throughput. In this mode, the wireless
access point accepts only 802.11g wireless clients.
Setting the device in this mode may degrade the
operation of near by 802.11b wireless networks
54g Protection
Allows you to prioritize 802.11g communication when
there is a mix of 802.11b and 802.11g devices in the
wireless network using one of the following options:
Auto (factory default)
Maximize 802.11g performance in networks with a
mix of 802.11b and 802.11g wireless client devices
Off
Maximum performance. Networks with 802.11g-
only wireless client devices
Rate
Allows you to fix the data rate for wireless connections.
The following data rates are available:
Auto (factory default), 1 Mbps, 2 Mbps, 5.5 Mbps,
6 Mbps, 9 Mbps, 11 Mbps, 12 Mbps, 18 Mbps,
24 Mbps, 36 Mbps, 48 Mbps, 54 Mbps
Note:
In the automatic mode, data rate is a function of
signal strength and signal quality.
Output Power
Allows you to adjust the relative output power of your
gateway wireless transmitter. The following settings
are available:
100% (factory default), 75%, 50%, and 25%
Beacon Interval
Displays the time interval that the WAP uses to
announce itself to remote devices. The Beacon Interval
should be left at 100ms for compliance with most client
cards. The Beacon Interval specifies how often packets
are sent by the Access Point (AP) to synchronize a
wireless network and its clients
