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Cisco Aironet 1200 Seres Access Point Software Configuration Guide
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Chapter 3 Radio Configuration and Basic Settings
Radio Configuration
Settings on the AP Radio Hardware Page
The AP Radio Hardware page contains the following settings:
• Service Set ID (SSID)
• Allow Broadcast SSID to Associate?
• Enable World Mode
• Data Rates
• Transmit Power
• Frag. Threshold
• RTS Threshold
• Max. RTS Retries
• Max. Data Retries
• Beacon Period
• Data Beacon Rate (DTIM)
• Default Radio Channel
• Search for Less-Congested Radio Channel
• Restrict Searched Channels
• Receive Antenna and Transmit Antenna
The AP Radio Hardware page also contains a link to the AP Radio Data Encryption Setup and VLAN
Setup pages, which you can use to configure the radio’s data encryption. Which link you choose depends
on whether you are using VLANs. If VLANs are not enabled, use the Radio Data Encryption (WEP) link
to configure the radio’s data encryption settings. If VLANs are enabled, use the VLAN Setup link to
configure the radio data encryption.
Service Set ID (SSID)
An SSID is a unique identifier that client devices use to associate with the access point or a VLAN
supported by the access point. The SSID helps client devices distinguish between multiple wireless
networks and VLANs in the same vicinity and provides access to VLANs by wireless client devices.
Several access points on a network or subnetwork can share an SSID. You can configure up to 16 SSIDs
per radio on an access point. An SSID can be any alphanumeric, case-sensitive entry from 2 to 32
characters long.
Click more to go to the AP Radio Service Sets page where you can create additional SSIDs. From this
page you can also edit an existing SSID or remove one from the system.
You can also enter this setting on the Express Setup and AP Radio Identification pages.
Allow Broadcast SSID to Associate?
You use this setting to choose whether devices that do not specify an SSID (devices that are
“broadcasting” in search of an access point to associate with) are allowed to associate to this radio.
• Yes —This is the default setting; it allows devices using the primary SSID that do not specify an
SSID (devices that are “broadcasting” in search of an access point or bridge to associate with) to
associate with the radio using the primary SSID.