NPort W2150A-W4/W2250A-W4 Series User Manual
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On the General page, you can configure
Profile name
,
RF type
, and input an
SSID
provided by your Wi-Fi
AP. Additional settings are also available.
Profile Name
Default
Infrastructure (in Infrastructure Mode)
Options
free text (e.g., “Primary Connection”)
Description
This is a free text field to help you differentiate one profile from another. It does not affect
operation of the NPort.
RF Type
Default
Auto for Infrastructure Mode.
Options
Auto, 802.11a, 802.11b/g, 802.11a/n, 802.11b/g/n
Description
This field determines which wireless standard will be used by the selected profile. 802.11a,
802.11b/g, 802.11a/n and 802.11b/g/n are supported.
Auto: In Infrastructure Mode, the NPort will automatically select between 802.11a,
802.11b/g, 802.11a/n and 802.11b/g/n according to the settings of the AP.
802.11a: The Unlicensed National Information Infrastructure (UNII) 5 GHz band is used for
communication, which differs from the RF band used by 802.11b and 802.11g.
Consequently, 802.11a devices cannot communicate with 802.11b or 802.11g devices.
(Multi-mode 802.11a/b/g APs or client adapters can resolve this.) Transmission rates up to
54Mbps are supported.
802.11b/g: This option means our device will support for 802.11b or 802.11g.
802.11b: This is the well-known “Wi-Fi” standard, also referred to as “802.11 High-Rate
(HR).” Wireless communication is in the 2.4 GHz ISM band, using the DSSS spread
spectrum transmission scheme. 802.11b supports data rates of 1 Mbps, 2 Mbps, 5.5 Mbps,
and 11 Mbps.
802.11a/n: This option means our device will support up to 150 Mbps data rate to
communicate with an 802.11a/n AP.
802.11b/g/n: This option means our device will support up to 72.2 Mbps data rate to
communicate to a 802.11b/g/n AP.
SSID
Default
profile1
Options
free text (e.g., “Coffeeshop WLAN”)
Description
This field specifies the SSID, or name, of the wireless network (SSID) that will be used by
the NPort. Wireless devices must use the same SSID in order to communicate with each
other.
