Siemens SIMATIC NET SCALANCE W780 Series Configuration Manual page 284

Configuring with Web Based Management
6.6 "Interfaces" menu
Description
Table 1 contains the following columns:
● Radio
Shows the available WLAN interfaces.
● Use Allowed Channels only
If you enable the option, you restrict the selection of channels via which the AP or the
client is allowed to establish the connection.
In the following tables, you define the
– channels that the AP can use to establish a wireless cell when the "Auto" channel
– the channels on which the client searches for an AP.
The tables are divided up according to frequency bands.
If the option is disabled, the channels available based on the settings (country code,
antennas, transmit power etc.) are used.
Above the tables for the frequency bands, you will find the following check box:
● Select / Deselect all
– Enabled
– Disabled
The tables of the frequency bands have the following columns:
● Radio
Shows the available WLAN interfaces.
● Radio Mode
Shows the mode.
● Channel number
To specify the valid channels for the required frequency band, select the appropriate
check box for the channel number.
The table displays the permitted channels of the country. Only the valid channels can be
enabled. Invalid channels are grayed out and cannot be enabled.
Note
To specify the channels, the setting "Use Allowed Channels only" must be enabled.
Procedure
1. Select the "Use Allowed Channels only option for the required WLAN interface.
2. Deselect the check box "Select / Deselect all".
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setting is enabled.
If you enable the check box, all channels are selected.
If you deselect the check box, the first valid channel of the frequency band remains
enabled. Enable the required channel.
SCALANCE W780/W740 to IEEE 802.11n Web Based Management
Configuration Manual, 08/2018, C79000-G8976-C267-13