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Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe 802.11g Wireless Access Point WG302
AutoCell AP/Client Interaction
AutoCell's self-organizing micro cells provide performance benefits and an additional level of
privacy for enterprises.
• Automatic Transmit Power Control. An AP with AutoCell enabled coordinates the RF
transmit power level of AutoCell-enabled clients. This creates client micro-cells and reduces
co-channel interference with other clients and APs on the same frequency. It also improves
overall throughput and performance.
• Automatic Load-Balancing. An AutoCell-enabled client seeks out and associates with the
lightest loaded AutoCell-enabled AP available.
• Rapid Roaming. An AutoCell-enabled client quickly distinguishes movement from RF
anomalies such as arbitrary and momentary changes in the surrounding RF domain. When it
detects true movement, the client immediately seeks the best available AP at the highest data
rate possible instead of waiting for the data rate to decline. This feature does not require
AutoCell-enabled APs.)
Additional AutoCell View Management Options
Figure 5-2
AutoCell View is a management tool that provides sophisticated views of your wireless network so
that you can manage the wireless communications easily from a simple console.
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v0.1, December 2005
Advanced Configuration