Specifications

Wireless Configuration 5-25
2. Select the Access Port to examine or modify.
When the Access Port Name menu item is selected, the following screen appears:
The advanced Access Port settings are found at the bottom and right of the screen. For most installations,
the default settings for the advanced settings are appropriate.
5.6.1 Radio Settings
Placement Select either Indoors or Outdoors from the Placement pop-up menu. The setting will affect the
selection available for several of the other advanced settings.
Channel Select a channel number from the Channel drop-down menu on which the Access Port should
communicate with associated MUs. (The available channels vary depending on the location
setting of the switch.)
Power Level Select a power level from the Power Level drop-down menu that will be used for radio
communications between the Access Port and the MUs.
MU dB Power
Level
Adjustment
This is a Motorola specific feature. This value indicates the amount of power in dBm that the
MU should reduce its Tx power by with respect to the Tx power of the AP. This feature is used
to reduce the amount of radio noise in the environment for better reception.
Set Rates Click the Set Rates button to open a sub-screen where the default Basic Rates and Supported
Rates for 802.11b/g Access Ports can be set.
A list of available Basic and Supported rates for the radio are listed in two columns with check
boxes next to each rate. Selecting a rate as a Basic Rate automatically selects that rate as a
Supported Rate and disables the option in the Supported Rates column.