Wifi - Wireless Network - Alvarion WBSIac User Manual

Chapter 2 - Management
2.4.5

Wifi - Wireless Network

As mentioned earlier, clicking on the Edit button for a network would bring you to the configuration
page. This page contains the sections Device Configuration and Interface Configuration.
The Device Configuration section covers the physical settings of the radio hardware such as channel,
transmit power, or antenna selection. These are shared among all defined wireless networks of the
radio. Per network settings like encryption or operation mode are grouped in the Interface
Configuration.
2.4.5.1 Device Configuration
The Device Configuration section consists of the section tabs for General Setup and Advanced
Settings.
2.4.5.1.1 General Setup

Status: Shows a summary of the wireless network.

Wireless network is enabled/disabled
»
Enable: Enables the wireless network.
»
Disable: Disables the wireless network.

Domain
»
Universal

Wireless Profile: Chooses the wireless standard used. 802.11ac and 802.11g are older standards
while 802.11n is a newer standard that offers higher data rates. The choice of 802.11g+n is a
combination of 802.11g and 802.11n, and operates in the 2.4 GHz frequency band. The choice of
802.11a+n is a combination of 802.11ac and 802.11n, and operates in the 5 GHz frequency band.
The 802.11ac is the latest standard that offers even higher data rates (up to 1300 Mbps) and it also
operates
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Figure 2-75: Wifi Device Configuration
in the 5 GHz
Network Tab
frequency band.
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