Set The Operating Region And Channel; Set The Wireless Mode Of Operation - Watchguard Firebox X15 User Manual

About wireless radio settings
The Firebox X Edge e-Series Wireless uses radio frequency signals to send and receive traffic from computers
with wireless ethernet cards. Several settings are specific to Edge channel selection. You can see and change
these settings if you connect to the Edge Wireless and select Network > Radio Settings from the left
navigation bar. Most users do not change these settings.

Set the operating region and channel

You can choose from nine options for operating region: Americas, Asia, Australia, EMEA, France, Israel, Japan,
Taiwan, and the People's Republic of China. This parameter is configured when you use the Quick Setup
Wizard and cannot be changed after it is set. Your Firebox X Edge e-Series may have this option set at
manufacturing.
The set of channels available for each operating region are in the Channel drop-down list. With the channel
set to Auto, the Firebox X Edge e-Series Wireless automatically selects the channel with the strongest signal
available in its physical location.

Set the wireless mode of operation

Most wireless cards can operate only in 802.11b (up to 11 MB/second) or 802.11g (54 MB/second) mode. To
set the operating mode for the Firebox X Edge e-Series Wireless, select an option from the Wireless Mode
drop-down list. There are three wireless modes:
802.11b only
This mode restricts the Edge to connect to devices only in 802.11b mode.
802.11g only
This mode restricts the Edge to connect to devices only in 802.11g mode.
802.11g and 802.11b
This is the default mode. This mode allows the Edge to connect with devices that use 802.11b or
802.11g. The Edge operates in 802.11g mode only if all the wireless cards connected to the Edge are
using 802.11g. If any 802.11b clients connect to the Edge, all connections automatically drop to
802.11b mode.
User Guide
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