Table 19: Radio Settings - D-Link DWL-3600AP Administrator's Manual

Unified Access Point Administrator's Guide
Table 19 describes the fields and configuration options for the Radio Settings page.
Note: The DWL‐3600AP supports only one radio, and it operates in the 2.4 GHz band (802.11b/g/n).
Some fields in the following table are not available for the DWL‐3600AP.
Field Description
Radio Select Radio 1or Radio 2 to specify which radio to configure. The rest of the settings on
this page apply to the radio you select in this field. Be sure to configure settings for both
radios.
Radio 1 operates in the 5 GHz band (802.11a/n), and Radio 2 operates in the 2.4 GHz
band (802.11b/g/n).
Status (On/Off) Specify whether you want the radio on or off by clicking On or Off.
If you turn off a radio, the AP sends disassociation frames to all the wireless clients it is
currently supporting so that the radio can be gracefully shutdown and the clients can
start the association process with other available APs.
Mode The Mode defines the Physical Layer (PHY) standard the radio uses.
Note: The modes available depend on the radio selected.
Select one of the following modes for radio 1 (DWL‐6600AP and DWL‐8600AP only):
• IEEE 802.11a is a PHY standard that specifies operating in the 5 GHz U‐NII band using
• IEEE 802.11a/n operates in the 5 GHz ISM band and includes support for both
• 5 GHz IEEE 802.11n is the recommended mode for networks with 802.11n devices
Select one of the following modes for radio 2:
• IEEE 802.11b/g operates in the 2.4 GHz ISM band. IEEE 802.11b is an enhancement
• IEEE 802.11b/g/n operates in the 2.4 GHz ISM band and includes support for
• 2.4 GHz IEEE 802.11n is the recommended mode for networks with 802.11n devices
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November 2011
Table 19: Radio Settings
orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM). It supports data rates ranging
from 6 to 54 Mbps.
802.11a and 802.11n devices. IEEE 802.11n is an extension of the 802.11 standard
that includes multiple‐input multiple‐output (MIMO) technology. IEEE 802.11n
supports data ranges of up to 248 Mbps and nearly twice the indoor range of 802.11
b, 802.11g, and 802.11a.
that operate in the 5 GHz frequency that do not need to support 802.11a devices.
IEEE 802.11n can achieve a higher throughput when it does not need to be
compatible with legacy devices (802.11a).
of the initial 802.11 PHY to include 5.5 Mbps and 11 Mbps data rates. It uses direct
sequence spread spectrum (DSSS) or frequency hopping spread spectrum (FHSS) as
well as complementary code keying (CCK) to provide the higher data rates. It supports
data rates ranging from 1 to 11 Mbps. IEEE 802.11g is a higher speed extension (up
to 54 Mbps) to the 802.11b PHY. It uses orthogonal frequency division multiplexing
(OFDM). It supports data rates ranging from 1 to 54 Mbps.
802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11n devices.
that operate in the 2.4 GHz frequency that do not need to support 802.11b/g devices.
IEEE 802.11n can achieve a higher throughput when it does not need to be
compatible with legacy devices (802.11b/g).
Modifying Radio Settings
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