Physical Address; Enable Ap; Partnered Apc; Channel - Proxim Harmony 802.11b User Manual

Physical Address

A Harmony 802.11b Access Point's physical address is assigned at the factory and
cannot be changed by the end user. The physical address or MAC address is a 48-bit
unique identifier assigned to each networking device. The physical address is com-
monly written as six pairs of two hexadecimal digits separated by colons (for example,
00:60:b3:6e:00:77).

Enable AP

When enabled, the Access Point operates normally and provides mobile clients with
access to the Ethernet network. When disabled, the Access Point cannot partner with
an AP Controller or communicate with mobile clients.

Partnered APC

Each Access Point is partnered with one of the AP Controllers (APCs) on the network.
If you do not wish to specify which AP Controller the Access Point should partner
with, then select the Any option. Otherwise, you can select an AP Controller from the
list of available devices and the Access Point will partner with it.

Channel

By default, an AP Controller will automatically provide a Channel assignment to a
Harmony 802.11b Access Point. The Harmony system will assign Channel 6 to the
first 802.11b Access Point, Channel 1 to the second 802.11b Access Point, Channel 11
to the third 802.11b Access Point, Channel 6 to the fourth 802.11b Access Point, and
so on.
If necessary, you may manually configure the Channel assignment of an 802.11b
Access Point. To minimize interference, use only Channels 1, 6, and 11. If you have
more than three Access Points on the network, make sure that units that share the same
Channel are as far away from each other as possible, based on the results of your site
survey of the facility.
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