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Configuring Access Point Bridging and Repeating (WLAP Mode)
this by holding down the
Ctrl
key and pressing the
Print Screen
key. Paste the captured screen
into a word-processor program.
6.6.3 Additional Suggestions on Antenna Alignment
If you are unable to make the access points operate with each other in the wireless access point
mode, the problem is most likely that the narrow coverage areas of the directional antennas are not
overlapping (Figure 6-16).
Omni-Directional Antenna
If the distance between the access points is not too great, it may help to use an omni-directional
antenna temporarily on one access point to get the wireless access point operation started (Figure 6-
17).
Because of its limited range, the omni-directional antenna does not work over long distances.
Local Access Point
RF Configuration
.DTIM Interval
10
WLAP Mode
Enabled
.BC/MC Q Max
10
.Max Retries (d)
15
WLAP Priority
7000 hex
.Max Retries (v)
5
WLAP Manual BSS ID
00:00:00:00:00:00
.Multicast Mask (d) 09000E00
hex
.Multicast Mask (v) 01005E00
hex
WLAP Hello Time
20
.Beacon Interval
100
K-us
WLAP Max Age
100
.Accept Broadcast ESSID
Disabled
WLAP Forward Delay
5
.MU Inactivity Timeout
60
min.
WLAP MU Table Aging Time
240
min.
.Rate Control
11
Mb/s
Required
.Shared Key
Disabled
5.5 Mb/s
Required
.Key Width
40 bit
2
Mb/s
Required
.Encryption Key ID
1
1
Mb/s
Required
Encryption Key Maintenance
.RTS Threshold
2347 bytes
.Short RF Preamble
Disabled
Extended Range
2 mi.
Tx Power Control
Full
OK-[CR]
Save-[F1]
Save All APs-[F2]
Cancel-[ESC]
Transmit power affects coverage area. (These values are approximate.)
Figure 6-15: Example Settings for Aligning Antennas
Figure 6-16: No Overlapping of Coverage with Directional Antennas