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46 Chapter 3 System Configuration
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Radio Channel
The radio channel (Figure 20) is the channel number used for communication
between the access point and its BSS. (Default: channel 11)
Maximum Station Data Rate
Select the appropriate data rate from the drop-down list for the data transfer speed
running on your network. (Default: 11 Mbps)
Beacon Interval (20-1000)
Sets the beacon signal interval. The beacon signals allow the wireless devices to
maintain contact with each other. They may also carry power-management
information. (Default: 100 TU)
DTIM Period (1-16384)
Sets the Delivery Traffic Indication Message (DTIM) packet interval value. The
DTIM informs the client that the access point has broadcast and multicast traffic
to send. This parameter is necessary to wake up stations that are using Power Save
mode.
Note: The available channel settings are limited by local regulations,
which determine the number of channels that are available. (For more
information specific to each country’s configuration, refer to
Country-specific Configuration for the Nortel Networks Wireless LAN
Access Point 2220/2221 (part number 215293-B). Go to
http://support.nortelnetworks.com/, select “Wireless LAN” and then
“WLAN Access Point 2220” or “WLAN Access Point 2221”.
Note: Nortel Networks recommends you do not change any default
settings.