ZyXEL Communications NWA-1100 Manual page 67

Table 12 Wireless > Wireless Settings: Bridge/Repeater (continued)
LABEL
SSID Profile
Channel
Channel Width
WDS Settings
Local Mac Address
Remote MAC
Address 1 - 4
Advanced Settings
Output Power
Preamble Type
RTS/CTS Threshold
Fragmentation
NWA1100-N User's Guide
DESCRIPTIONS
The SSID (Service Set IDentifier) identifies the Service Set with which a
wireless station is associated. Wireless stations associating to the access
point (AP) must have the same SSID. Select an SSID Profile from the drop-
down list box.
Note: If you are configuring the NWA from a computer connected to the
wireless LAN and you change the NWA's SSID or security settings, you
will lose your wireless connection when you press Apply to confirm.
You must then change the wireless settings of your computer to match
the NWA's new settings.
Select the operating frequency/channel depending on your particular region
from the drop-down list box.
This field displays only when you select 802.11 b/g/n in the 802.11
Wireless Mode field.
A standard 20MHz channel offers transfer speeds of up to 150Mbps whereas
a 40MHz channel uses two standard channels and offers speeds of up to
300Mbps. However, not all devices support 40MHz channels.
Select the channel bandwidth you want to use for your wireless network.
It is recommended that you select 20/40 (20/40 MHz). This allows the NWA
to adjust the channel bandwidth depending on network conditions.
Select 20 MHz if you want to lessen radio interference with other wireless
devices in your neighborhood.
A Wireless Distribution System is a wireless connection between two or more
APs.
Note: WDS security is independent of the security settings between the NWA
and any wireless clients.
Local MAC Address is the MAC address of your NWA. You can specify up to
4 remote devices' MAC addresses in this section.
Set the output power of the NWA in this field. If there is a high density of APs
in an area, decrease the output power of the NWA to reduce interference with
other APs. Select one of the following Full (Full Power), 50%, 25%, 12.5%
or Min (Minimum). See the product specifications for more information on
your NWA's output power.
Select Dynamic to have the AP automatically use short preamble when
wireless adapters support it, otherwise the AP uses long preamble.
Select Long if you are unsure what preamble mode the wireless adapters
support, and to provide more reliable communications in busy wireless
networks.
(Request To Send) The threshold (number of bytes) for enabling RTS/CTS
handshake. Data with its frame size larger than this value will perform the
RTS/CTS handshake. Setting this attribute to be larger than the maximum
MSDU (MAC service data unit) size turns off the RTS/CTS handshake. Setting
this attribute to its smallest value (1) turns on the RTS/CTS handshake.
The threshold (number of bytes) for the fragmentation boundary for directed
messages. It is the maximum data fragment size that can be sent.
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