User's Guide

Configuring the Wireless AP
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Configuring Wireless AP settings
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150 HiPath Wireless Controller, Access Points and Convergence Software V7.11, User Guide
4.4.5.2 Achieving high throughput with the Wireless 802.11n
AP
To achieve link rates of up to 300Mbps with the Wireless 802.11n AP, configure
your system as described in the following section.
Note: Maximum throughput cannot be achieved if both 802.11n and legacy client
devices are to be supported.
Note: Some client devices will choose a 2.4GHz radio even when a 5GHz
high-speed radio network is available; you may need to force those client devices
to use only 5GHz if you have configured high throughput only on the 5GHz radio.
To achieve high throughput with the Wireless 802.11n AP:
1. From the main menu, click Wireless AP Configuration. The HiPath
Wireless AP screen is displayed.
2. In the Wireless AP list, click the Wireless 802.11n AP you want to configure.
3. Click the Radio 2 tab, and then do the following:
• In the Radio Mode drop-down list, click b/g/n.
• In the Channel Width drop-down list, click 40MHz.
Note: Some client devices do not support 40MHz in b/g/n mode. To
accommodate these clients, you must enable a/n mode on the Radio 1 tab.
Otherwise, the client device will connect at only 130Mbps.
• In the Guard Interval drop-down list, click Short.
• In the 11g Settings section, click None in the Protection Mode
drop-down list.
Note: Do not disable 802.11g protection mode if you have 802.11b client
devices using this Wireless AP; instead, configure only Radio 1 for high
throughput unless it is acceptable to achieve less than maximum 802.11n
throughput on Radio 2.
• If only 802.11n devices are present, 11n protection and 40Mz protection
must be disabled:
• Protection Mode – Click Disabled.