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Updating Settings
To apply your changes, click
Update
. Any changes that were made to any of the radio settings are
implemented at this time. If many changes were made, a progress bar is displayed to indicate that the
changes are in the process of being made.
Power Level
Provide a percentage value to set the transmit power for this AP/Bridge.
The default is to have the AP/Bridge transmit using 100 percent of its power.
Recommendations:
• For most cases, we recommend keeping the default and having the transmit
power set to 100 percent. This is more cost-efficient as it gives the AP/
Bridge a maximum broadcast range, and reduces the number of VA4200s
needed.
• If a situation exists where clients outside the desired coverage area are able
to access the wireless network, lowering the transmitted power will reduce
the coverage area. However, reducing the power level may cause data
throughput to some desired clients to be reduced below acceptable levels.
Transmit power may also be reduced on one or more radios to reduce the
effects of the AP/Bridge’s signal on other 802.11 devices in that specific
area.
Beacon Interval
frames are transmitted by a AP/Bridge at regular intervals to announce
the existence of the wireless network. The default behavior is to send a beacon
frame once every 500 milliseconds (or 10 per second).
The
Beacon Interval
value is set in milliseconds. Enter a value from 20 to 2000.
Rate Sets
Check the transmission rate sets you want the AP/Bridge to support and the
basic rate sets you want the AP/Bridge to use when setting up communica-
tions.
Rates are expressed in megabits per second.
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Supported Rate Sets
indicate rates that the AP/Bridge supports for data
traffic to/from the client. These rates are advertised in the radio’s beacons to
let clients know what rates they can use. You can check multiple rates (click
a checkbox to select or de-select a rate). The AP/Bridge will automatically
choose the most efficient rate based on factors like error rates and signal
strength.
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Basic Rate Sets
indicate rates that the AP/Bridge advertises to the network
for the purposes of setting up communication with other VA4200s and client
stations on the network. It is generally more efficient to have the radio broad-
cast a subset of its supported rate sets.
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