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4.2 Wireless – Basic Wireless Settings
Wireless Network
Wireless-A Settings
If you are using a Wireless-A network, then the following settings that you may need to configure.
Mode: This mode is controlling the Wireless-A (802.11a) networking, Enabled or Disabled.
Turbo Mode: Using this mode enables high-speed connections but severely limits range. To perform this Turbo Mode,
both the AP and wireless PCs must support this function. Turbo Mode is Atheros proprietary technology, so it does not
compatible with non-Atheros chipset Wireless LAN device, only with Atheros Wireless-A turbo adapters. To increase
the speed of your wireless transmissions up to 108 Mbps, select Enabled. (Note: the AP’s range will decrease in Turbo
Mode.) If you do not want to use Turbo Mode, select Disabled.
Network Name (SSID): The service set identifier ( SSID ) or network name. It is case sensitive and must not exceed 32
characters, which may be any keyboard character. You shall have selected the same SSID for all the APs that will be
communicating with mobile wireless stations.
Channel: Select the appropriate channel from the list provided to correspond with your network settings. You shall
assign a different channel for each AP to avoid signal interference. If you want the AP to automatically scan for a clear
channel, then select Auto (DFS).
SSID Broadcast: When wireless clients survey the local area for wireless networks associated, they will detect the
SSID broadcast by the AP. To broadcast the AP's SSID, keeps the default setting, Enabled. If you do not want to
broadcast the AP's SSID, then select Disabled.
Wireless-G Settings
If you are using a Wireless-B, Wireless-G, or Wireless B+G network, then the following settings that you may need to
configure.
Mode: From this drop-down menu, you can select the wireless standards running on your network. If you have both
802.11g and 802.11b devices in your network, keep the default setting ---Mixed. If you have only 802.11g devices,
select Wireless-G Only. If you have only 802.11b devices, select Wireless-B Only. If you do not have any 802.11g
and 802.11b devices in your network, select Disabled.
Network Name (SSID): The service set identifier ( SSID ) or network name. It is case sensitive and must not exceed 32
characters, which may be any keyboard character. You shall have selected the same SSID for all the APs that will be
communicating with mobile wireless stations.
Channel: Select the appropriate channel from the list provided to correspond with your network settings. You shall
assign a different channel for each AP to avoid signal interference.
SSID Broadcast: When wireless clients survey the local area for wireless networks to associate with, they will detect
the SSID broadcast by the AP. To broadcast the AP's SSID, keep the default setting, Enabled. If you do not want to
broadcast the AP's SSID, then select Disabled.
Change these settings as described here and click the Apply button to apply your changes or click Cancel button to
cancel your changes. For additional information, click Help.