User guide

Overview
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compatible stations. For more information on the Super G mode refer to:
http://www.super-ag.com.
Safe@Office wireless appliances transmit in 2.4GHz range, using dual diversity antennas
to increase the range. When the 802.11n standard is employed with Safe@Office 1000NW,
the appliance can transmit in the 5GHz range, as well. Safe@Office 500W appliances
support a special extended range (XR) mode that allows up to three times the range of a
regular 802.11g access point. XR dramatically stretches the performance of a wireless
LAN, by enabling long-range connections. The architecture delivers receive sensitivities of
up to 105 dBm, over 20 dB more than the 802.11 specification. This allows ranges of up to
300 meters indoors, and up to 1 km (3200 ft) outdoors, with XR-enabled wireless stations
(actual range depends on environment).
The Primary WLAN
In addition to the LAN and DMZ networks, you can define a wireless internal network
called the primary WLAN (wireless LAN) network. The primary WLAN is the main
wireless network, and it controls all other wireless network's statuses: wireless networks
can be enabled only if the primary WLAN is enabled, and disabling the primary WLAN
automatically disables all other wireless network. In addition, all wireless networks inherit
certain settings from the primary WLAN.
You can configure the primary WLAN in either of the following ways:
• Wireless Configuration Wizard. Guides you through the primary WLAN setup,
step by step.
See Using the Wireless Configuration Wizard on page 314.
• Manual configuration. Offers advanced setup options for the primary WLAN.
See Manually Configuring a WLAN on page 321.
Note: If the Safe@Office 1000N Power Pack upgrade is not installed, the primary
WLAN is the only wireless network.