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INSTALLATION AND OPERATION MANUAL
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9.2 Wireless
The wireless chipset model is shown in the little box on the left e.g. AR9342 802.11an Radio.
Figure 4: Wireless chipset model.
The characters AP in the small callout box means that the radio is operating in the Access Point
(AP) mode. If the characters are CPE, it means that the radio is operating as a Client. The character
X is shown if the radio is disabled.
9.3 Wireless (for AP Mode)
The Wireless section in the Status » Overview page shows a summary of the wireless parameters.
The following describes the parameters when the device is in the AP mode.
Figure 5: A summary in the Wireless section for a device operating as an 802.11 access point.
SSID
Displays the name of the wireless network that this access point (AP) is offering, the Service
Set Identifier (SSID).
Mode
This is 'Master' if the device is in AP WDS mode.
Channel
Shows the channel number and frequency that this AP is using.
Bitrate
This is the maximum bitrate supported by the radio in the current configuration.
BSSID
This is the MAC address of the AP's radio.
Encryption
Displays the wireless encryption used.
ACK Timeout Shows the maximum acknowledgment time in microseconds.
DFS Status
If DFS is enabled, the AP automatically switches channel if radar is detected on the current
channel.
