User's Manual

Configuring the Wireless AP
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Configuring Wireless AP settings
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, March 2008
110 HiPath Wireless Controller, Access Points and Convergence Software V5 R1 , C20/C2400 User Guide
• Max Operational Rate – Click the maximum data rate that clients can
operate at while associated with the AP: 1, 2, 5.5, or 11 Mbps for 11b-only
mode. Click 1, 2, 5.5, 6, 9, 11, 12, 18, 24, 36, 28, or 54 Mbps for 11b+11g
or 11g-only modes. If necessary, the Max Operational Rate choices
adjust automatically to be higher or equal to the Min Basic Rate.
• No of Retries for Background BK – Click the number of retries for the
Background transmission queue. The default value is adaptive (multi-
rate). The recommended setting is adaptive (multi-rate).
• No of Retries for Best Effort BE – Click the number of retries for the
Best Effort transmission queue. The default value is adaptive (multi-
rate). The recommended setting is adaptive (multi-rate).
• No of Retries for Video VI – Click the number of retries for the Video
transmission queue. The default value is adaptive (multi-rate). The
recommended setting is adaptive (multi-rate).
• No of Retries for Voice VO – Click the number of retries for the Voice
transmission queue. The default value is adaptive (multi-rate). The
recommended setting is adaptive (multi-rate).
• No of Retries for Turbo Voice TVO – Click the number of retries for the
Turbo Voice transmission queue. The default value is adaptive (multi-
rate). The recommended setting is adaptive (multi-rate).
7. In the 11b Settings section, do the following:
•Preamble – Click a preamble type for 11b-specific (CCK) rates: Short or
Long. Click Short if you are sure that there is no pre-11b AP or a client
in the vicinity of this AP. Click Long
if compatibility with pre-11b clients is
required.
8. In the 11g Settings section, do the following:
• Protetction Mode – Click a protection mode: None, Auto, or Always.
The default and recommended setting is Auto. Click None if 11b APs and
clients are not expected. Click Always if you expect many 11b-only
clients.
• Protection Rate – Click a protection rate: 1, 2, 5.5, or 11 Mbps. The
default and recommended setting is 11. Only reduce the rate if there are
many 11b clients in the environment or if the deployment has areas with
poor coverage. For example, rates lower than 11 Mbps are required to
ensure coverage.