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The following table describes the bridge labels in this screen.
Table 22 Wireless: Bridge / Repeater
LABEL
Operating Mode
802.11 mode
Choose Channel ID Set the operating frequency/channel depending on your particular
RTS/CTS
Threshold
Fragmentation
Threshold
Output Power
Rates
Configuration
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DESCRIPTIONS
Select Bridge / Repeater in this field.
Select 802.11b Only to allow only IEEE 802.11b compliant WLAN
devices to associate with the NWA.
Select 802.11g Only to allow only IEEE 802.11g compliant WLAN
devices to associate with the NWA.
Select 802.11b+g to allow both IEEE802.11b and IEEE802.11g
compliant WLAN devices to associate with the NWA. The
transmission rate of your NWA might be reduced.
region.
To manually set the NWA to use a channel, select a channel from the
drop-down list box. Click MAINTENANCE and then the Channel
Usage tab to open the Channel Usage screen to make sure the
channel is not already used by another AP or independent peer-to-
peer wireless network.
To have the NWA automatically select a channel, click Scan instead.
Use RTS/CTS to reduce data collisions on the wireless network if you
have wireless clients that are associated with the same AP but out of
range of one another. When enabled, a wireless client sends an RTS
(Request To Send) and then waits for a CTS (Clear To Send) before
it transmits. This stops wireless clients from transmitting packets at
the same time (and causing data collisions).
A wireless client sends an RTS for all packets larger than the number
(of bytes) that you enter here. Set the RTS/CTS equal to or higher
than the fragmentation threshold to turn RTS/CTS off.
The threshold (number of bytes) for the fragmentation boundary for
directed messages. It is the maximum data fragment size that can
be sent. Enter an even number between 256 and 2346.
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.
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.
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