Cisco WAP121 Administration Manual page 64

Wireless Settings
Radio
Cisco Small Business WAP121 and WAP321 Wireless-N Access Point with PoE
• Maximum Associated Clients—The maximum number of stations allowed
to access this WAP device at any one time. You can enter an integer between
0 and 200.
• Transmit Power—A percentage value for the transmit power level for this
WAP device.
The default value, which is 100%, can be more cost-efficient than a lower
percentage since it gives the WAP device a maximum broadcast range and
reduces the number of access points needed.
To increase capacity of the network, place APs closer together and reduce
the value of the transmit power. This helps reduce overlap and interference
among access points. A lower transmit power setting can also keep your
network more secure because weaker wireless signals are less likely to
propagate outside of the physical location of your network.
• Fixed Multicast Rate—The multicast traffic transmission rate the WAP
device supports.
• Legacy Rate Sets—The transmission rate sets the WAP device supports
and the basic rate sets the WAP device advertises:
Rates are expressed in megabits per second.
Supported Rate Sets indicate rates that the WAP device supports. You can
check multiple rates (click a check box to select or de-select a rate). The
WAP device will automatically choose the most efficient rate based on
factors like error rates and distance of client stations from the WAP device.
Basic Rate Sets indicate rates that the WAP device will advertise to the
network for the purposes of setting up communication with other access
points and client stations on the network. It is generally more efficient to have
an WAP device broadcast a subset of its supported rate sets.
• MCS (Data Rate) Settings—The Modulation and Coding Scheme (MCS)
index values that the WAP device advertises. MCS can enhance throughput
for 802. 1 1n wireless clients.
Select the check box below the MCS index number to enable it or clear it to
disable the index.
The WAP device supports MCS indexes 0 to 15. MSC index 15 allows for a
maximum transmission rate of 300 Mbps. If no MCS index is selected, the
radio will operate at MCS index 0, which allows for a maximum transmission
rate of 15 Mbps.
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