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Table of Contents
Chapter 8
Wireless Screen .................................................................................................................... 111
8.1 Overview .............................................................................................................................111
8.1.1 What You Can Do in the Wireless Screen .................................................................111
8.1.2 What You Need To Know About the Wireless Screen ...............................................112
8.2 The Wireless Screen ..........................................................................................................115
8.2.1 Access Point Mode ...................................................................................................115
8.2.2 Bridge / Repeater Mode ............................................................................................118
8.2.3 AP + Bridge Mode .................................................................................................... 122
8.2.4 MBSSID Mode ......................................................................................................... 123
8.3 Technical Reference .......................................................................................................... 126
8.3.1 WMM QoS ................................................................................................................ 126
8.3.1.1 WMM QoS Priorities ..................................................................... 127
8.3.2 ATC .......................................................................................................................... 127
8.3.3 ATC+WMM ............................................................................................................... 128
8.3.3.1 ATC+WMM from LAN to WLAN .................................................... 128
8.3.3.2 ATC+WMM from WLAN to LAN .................................................... 129
8.3.4 Type Of Service (ToS) .............................................................................................. 129
8.3.4.1 DiffServ ......................................................................................... 129
8.3.4.2 DSCP and Per-Hop Behavior ....................................................... 130
8.3.4.3 ToS (Type of Service) and WMM QoS .......................................... 130
8.3.5 Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) ................................................................................. 131
8.3.5.1 Rapid STP .................................................................................... 131
8.3.5.2 STP Terminology .......................................................................... 131
8.3.5.3 How STP Works ........................................................................... 132
8.3.5.4 STP Port States ............................................................................ 132
8.3.6 DFS .......................................................................................................................... 132
8.3.7 Roaming ................................................................................................................... 133
8.3.7.1 Requirements for Roaming ........................................................... 134
8.3.8 Additional Wireless Terms ........................................................................................ 135
Chapter 9
SSID Screen........................................................................................................................... 137
9.1 Overview ............................................................................................................................ 137
9.1.1 What You Can Do in the SSID Screen ..................................................................... 137
9.1.2 What You Need To Know About SSID ...................................................................... 138
9.2 The SSID Screen ............................................................................................................... 139
9.2.1 Configuring SSID ..................................................................................................... 140
Chapter 10
Wireless Security Screen ..................................................................................................... 143
10.1 Overview .......................................................................................................................... 143
10.1.1 What You Can Do in the Security Screen .............................................................. 143
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