NPort W2150A-W4/W2250A-W4 Series User Manual
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Site Survey
When you click
Site Survey
, the device server will scan for all the APs it can find nearby. It shows all the
signal strengths between the device server and the APs. You may check the checkbox and click
OK
to create
a profile for the specified AP.
Fast Roaming (Infrastructure mode only)
Default
Disable
Options
Disable, Enable
Description
This field is available in Infrastructure Mode and is used to specify the NPort W2150A-
W4/W2250A-W4 Series roaming behavior. Roaming is the ability to connect to different
APs so that wireless communication is not confined to one area or one particular AP. The
NPort W2150A-W4/W2250A-W4 Series will only roam between APs, as specified by the
SSID.
Disable: Fast Roaming function will be disabled.
NPort W2150A-W4/W2250A-W4 Series will scan all available channels and roam between
APs as specified by the SSID. It scans the channel when booting up and will associate with
the highest signal strength AP. Only when the associated AP is lost, it will re-associate
again.
Enable: Fast Roaming function will be enabled.
NPort W2150A-W4/W2250A-W4 Series will only scan the pre-defined
Scan Channels - 1,
Scan Channels - 2 & Scan Channels – 3
and roam between APs as specified by the
SSID.
It scans the channel and will associate with the highest signal strength AP. It also scans
the channel regularly and will re-associate with the highest signal strength AP (if there is)
automatically.
Scan channels – 1, Scan channels – 2, Scan channels – 3 (Infrastructure
mode)
Default
N/A
Options
1 through 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64, 100, 104, 108, 112, 116, 120, 124, 128, 132,
136, 140, 149, 153, 157, 165
Description
This field is for fast roaming under Infrastructure Mode and specifies the radio channel to
use for the wireless network. Choose the channel according to the factory setting of the AP.
