User's Manual

hwc_apstartup.fm
Configuring the Wireless AP
Configuring Wireless AP settings
A31003-W1050-U100-2-7619,
March 2008
HiPath Wireless Controller, Access Points and Convergence Software V5 R1 , C20/C2400 User Guide 105
• Current Channel – This field is view only. It displays the actual channel
the ACS has assigned to the Wireless 802.11n AP radio. The Current
Channel value and the Request New Channel value may be different
because the ACS automatically assigns the best available channel to the
Wireless 802.11n AP, ensuring that a Wireless 802.11n AP’s radio is
always operating on the best available channel.
• Last Requested Channel – This field displays the last wireless channel
that you had selected for the Wireless 802.11n AP to communicate with
the wireless devices.
• Auto Tx Power Ctrl (ATPC) – The Wireless 802.11n AP does not support
the DRM functionality of the HiPath Wireless Controller and its related
ATPC feature.
• Current Tx Power Level – This field is view only. It displays the actual Tx
power level assigned to the Wireless 802.11n AP radio.
12. In the 11n Settings section, do the following:
• Protection Mode – Click a protection mode: Enabled or Disabled. This
protects high throughput transmissions on primary channels from non-
11n APs and clients. Click Disbabled if non-11n APs and clients are not
expected. Click Enabled if you expect many non-11n APs and clients.
The overall throughput is reduced when Protection Mode is enabled.
• 40MHz Protection Mode – Click a protection type, CTS Only or RTS-
CTS, or None, when a 40MHz channel is used. This protects high
throughput transmissions on extension channels from interference from
non-11n APs and clients.
• 40MHz Prot. Channel Offset – Select a 20MHz channel offset if the
deployment is using channels that are 20MHz apart (for example, using
channels 1, 5, 9, and 13) or a 25MHz channel offset if the deployment is
using channels that are 25MHz apart (for example, using channels 1, 6,
and 11).
• 40MHz Channel Busy Threshold – Type the extension channel
threshold percentage, which if exceeded, will disable transmissions on
the extension channel (40MHz).
• Aggregate MSDUs – Click an aggregate MSDU mode: Enabled or
Disabled. Aggregate MSDU increases the maximum frame transmission
size.
• Aggregate MSDU Max Length – Type the maximum length of the
aggregate MSDU. The value range is 2290-4096 bytes.
• Aggregate MPDUs – Click an aggregate MPDU mode: Enabled or
Disabled. Aggregate MPDU provides a significant improvement in
throughput .