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HAPTER
ONFIGURING THE
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RIDGE
Table 11 Wireless Network Page (continued)
Channel Selection
If Radio Mode is set to Auto Select, you
do not have the following options to
choose from.
When the network mode is Wireless
Client (Infrastructure), a user may have
the Bridge automatically select an
appropriate channel by using Automatic
Best Channel or specify the channels by
using Specify Channel.
When the network mode is Ad-hoc
(Peer-to-Peer) you may specify channel
selection as follows:
■
■
Transmit Power
This option specifies the level of
transmission power. Select one of the
values (100%, 50%, 25%, 12%, min)
from the drop-down menu.
Decrease the Transmit Power setting if
more than one Bridge is using the same
channel frequency.
Antenna Selection
Select an antenna for the radio signal:
■
■
Automatic Best Channel—When this
option is enabled, the Bridge scans the
primary channels. If the Bridge is
establishing a new ad-hoc network, it
chooses the channel with the least
number of packets. If the Bridge is
joining an existing ad-hoc network, it
selects the channel in use.
Specify Channel—Click the button
preceding this option and enter the
Advanced Wireless Network page. On
this page, you can choose channels
from the Channel list.
Internal — this default setting should
be used in most circumstances.
External and one internal antenna —
this setting automatically determines
which antenna is best for sending
packets to individually attached clients.
Choose this setting if the Bridge is
located in a place that is surrounded or
hindered by metal paths or walls.
100%
Internal
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