User's Manual

NPort W2150A/W2250A Series Web Console: Network Settings
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Channel (Ad-hoc mode only)
Default 1
Options 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
Description This field is for Ad-Hoc Mode only and specifies the radio channel to use for the wireless
network.
Fast Roaming (Infrastructure mode only)
Default Disable
Options Disable, Enable
Description This field is only available in Infrastructure Mode and is used to specify the
W2150A/W2250A roaming behavior. Roaming is the ability to connect to different APs so
that wireless communication is not confined to one area or one particular AP. The
W2150A/W2250A will only roam between APs, as specified by the SSID.
Disable: Fast Roaming function will be disabled.
W2150A/W2250A will scan all available channels and roam between APs as specified by
the SSID. It scans the channel when booting up and will associate with the highest signal
strength AP. Only when the associated AP is lost, it will re-associate again.
Enable: Fast Roaming function will be enabled.
NPort W2150A/W2250A will only scan the pre-defined Scan Channels - 1, Scan
Channels - 2 & Scan Channels – 3 and roam between APs as specified by the SSID.
It scans the channel and will associate with the highest signal strength AP. It also scans
the channel regularly and will re-associate with the highest signal strength AP (if there is)
automatically.
Scan channels – 1, Scan channels – 2, Scan channels – 3 (Infrastructure
mode only)
Default N/A
Options
1 through 14, 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64, 100, 104, 108, 112, 116, 120, 124, 128, 132, 136, 140,
149, 153, 157, 165
Description This field is for fast roaming under Infrastructure Mode and specifies the radio channel to
use for the wireless network. Choose the channel according to the factory setting of the
AP.
Roaming threshold (This function is supported by firmware V1.10 or above)
Default -70 (Disable)