ZyXEL Communications NWA-3160 - V3.70 Manual page 136

Chapter 8 Wireless Screen
Table 25 Wireless: AP + Bridge
LABEL
Beacon Interval
DTIM
Output Power
SSID Profile
Rates
Configuration
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DESCRIPTIONS
When a wirelessly networked device sends a beacon, it includes with
it a beacon interval. This specifies the time period before the device
sends the beacon again. The interval tells receiving devices on the
network how long they can wait in low-power mode before waking
up to handle the beacon. This value can be set from 30ms to
1000ms. A high value helps save current consumption of the access
point.
Delivery Traffic Indication Message (DTIM) is the time period after
which broadcast and multicast packets are transmitted to mobile
clients in the Active Power Management mode. A high DTIM value
can cause clients to lose connectivity with the network. This value
can be set from 1 to 100.
Set the output power of the NWA in this field. If there is a high
density of APs in an area, decrease the output power of the NWA to
reduce interference with other APs. Select from 100% (Full
Power), 50%, 25%, 12.5% and Minimum. See the product
specifications for more information on your NWA's output power.
Note: Reducing the output power also reduces the NWA's
effective broadcast radius.
The SSID (Service Set IDentifier) identifies the Service Set with
which a wireless station is associated. Wireless stations associating
to the access point (AP) must have the same SSID. Select an SSID
Profile from the drop-down list box.
Configure SSID profiles in the SSID screen (see
151 for information on configuring SSID).
If you are configuring the NWA from a computer connected to the
wireless LAN and you change the NWA's SSID or security settings,
you will lose your wireless connection when you press Apply to
confirm. You must then change the wireless settings of your
computer to match the NWA's new settings.
This section controls the data rates permitted for clients.
For each Rate, select an option from the Configuration list. The
options are:
• Basic (1~11 Mbps only): Clients can always connect to the
access point at this speed.
• Optional: Clients can connect to the access point at this speed,
when permitted to do so by the AP.
• Disabled: Clients cannot connect to the access point at this
speed.
Section 9.2 on page
NWA-3160 Series User's Guide