Specifications

5-3
Configuring APs in an Infrastructure Network
Wireless network
name
Any alphanumeric string (uppercase and lowercase) with a maximum of 32
characters. Spaces are allowed. The name is case-sensitive. An example of a
wireless network name is: My RoamAbout NETWORK 2
Station name Select a unique name that helps identify the location of the AP. Each AP should have
a unique station name.
Bridge Mode Set to Workgroup.
AP Density
See
AP Density and Roaming on page 2-10 for more information.
Transmit Rate
Default setting works well in most environments. See Transmit Rate on page
2-7.
RTS Threshold
Default setting works well in most environments. See RTS/CTS Protocol on
page 2-11.
Remote RTS
Threshold
Default setting works well in most environments. See RTS/CTS Protocol on
page 2-11
. This setting is only available on an R2 managed by the AP Manager.
DTIM In nearly all environments, you should not change the default DTIM of 1. See
802.11 Power Management on page 2-13.
Secure Access Enable to prevent clients without the correct wireless network name from
connecting to this AP.
Multicast Transmit
Rate
Identifies the desired transmission speed for the broadcast and multicast traffic as
forwarded by the AP to the wireless LAN. You should use the lowest speed that you
want to support. If using applications that use multicast traffic (for example, IGMP),
you can increase this rate from the default of 2 Mbit/s Fixed.
IntraBSS Relay Enable: Allows wireless users associated with an AP to see and communicate
between each other. This is accomplished by taking a multicast packet from one
wireless user and rebroadcasting it so that all wireless users see it.
Disable: Prevents communication between users associated with an AP. This mode
is intended for the ISP market where the ISP does not want households to browse
the Network Neighborhood and see other customers and their hard drives.
Medium Density
Distribution
Enable it to have the AP distribute its AP Density (low, medium, high, minicell,
microcell) to the clients. This setting is not available from the console ports.
Load Balancing Forces wireless clients to associate with APs that are least busy, resulting in a more
even distribution of client associations between APs. Load Balancing is enabled by
default. This setting is not available from the console ports.
Spanning Tree
Set to Disable. For more information, see
Spanning Tree Protocol on page
2-27.
GVRP Set to Disabled unless you are configuring the AP to support VLANs, as described
in Configuring for VLANs on page 5-24.
Table 5-1: Parameters Used in an Infrastructure Network (Cont’d)
Parameter Description