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Since the IEEE 802.11g-based IWE3200-H is also IEEE 802.11b compatible, you can configure the
Date rate setting to meet your backwards compatibility needs. If there is RF interference, you may
want to reduce the Data rate for more reliable wireless transmission. In most cases, leave the setting
to Auto.
The number of available RF channels depends on local regulations; therefore you have to choose an
appropriate regulatory domain to comply with local regulations. The SSID of a wireless client com-
puter and the SSID of the IWE3200-H must be identical for them to communicate with each other.
The Regulatory domain setting of the IWE3200-H sold in the U.S. and Canada in not
configurable. It's set to FCC by default. As a result, only channels from 1 to 11 are
NOTE:
available.
The transmit power of the RF module of the IWE3200-H can be adjusted so that the RF coverage of
the IWE3200-H can be changed.
2.12.1.2. Wireless Distribution System
Traditionally, access points are connected by Ethernet. By Wireless Distribution System (WDS), APs
can communicate with one another wirelessly. For example, in Fig. , the wireless access Router acts
as an access point for the notebook computers and it forwards packets sent from the notebook com-
puters to the AP/bridge through WDS. Then, the AP/bridge forwards the packets to the Ethernet LAN.
Packets destined for the notebook computers follow a reverse path from the Ethernet LAN through the
IWE3200-H to the notebook computers. In this way, the IWE3200-H plays a role of "AP repeater."
The IWE3200-H can have up to 6 WDS links to other wireless AP/bridge.
NOTE:
Fig. 70. Wireless Distribution System.
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