Alcatel OmniAccess Wireless System 2.1 Product Manual page 736

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Automatic - The channel assignment will be periodically updated for all OmniAccess AP
Access Points that permit this operation.
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On Demand - Channel assignments are updated when desired.
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OFF - No dynamic channel assignments occur and value are set to their global default.
Default is Automatic.
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Avoid Foreign AP Interference: Checkbox, enabled or disabled. Enable this OmniVista AirView
Software foreign 802.11 interference-monitoring parameter to have AireView Director consider
interference from foreign (non-Airespace APs and Airespace APs outside the RF/mobility
domain) Access Points when assigning channels to Airespace APs. Disable this parameter to
have AireView Director ignore this interference.
In certain circumstances with significant interference energy (dB) and load (utilization) from
Foreign APs, AireView Director may adjust the channel assignment to avoid these channels
(and sometimes adjacent channels) in OmniAccess AP Access Points close to the Foreign APs to
increase capacity and reduce variability for the Alcatel OmniAccess Wireless System.
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Avoid OmniAccess AP 1200 or 1250 Load: Checkbox, enabled or disabled. Enable this
OmniVista AirView Software bandwidth-sensing parameter to have Alcatel OmniAccess
Switches and Appliances consider the traffic bandwidth used by each OmniAccess AP 1200 or
1250 when assigning channels to OmniAccess AP Access Points. Disable this parameter to have
AireView Director ignore this value.
In certain circumstances and with denser deployments, there may not be enough channels to
properly create perfect channel re-use. In these circumstances, AireView Director can assign
better re-use patterns to those APs that carry more traffic load.
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Avoid non 802.11 Noise: Checkbox, enabled or disabled. Enable this OmniVista AirView
Software noise-monitoring parameter to have OmniAccess AP Access Points avoid channels that
have interference from non-Access Point sources, such as microwave ovens or Bluetooth
devices. Disable this parameter to have AireView Director ignore this interference.
In certain circumstances with significant interference energy (dB) from non-802.11 noise
sources, AireView Director may adjust the channel assignment to avoid these channels (and
sometimes adjacent channels) in OmniAccess AP Access Points close to the noise sources to
increase capacity and reduce variability for the Alcatel OmniAccess Wireless System.
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Signal Strength Contribution: Checkbox, always enabled. OmniVista AirView Software
constantly monitors the relative location of all OmniAccess AP Access Points within the RF/
mobility domain to ensure near-optimal channel re-use. The net effect is an increase in Alcatel
OmniAccess Wireless System capacity and a reduction in co-channel and adjacent channel
interference.
Data Rates
The data rates set are negotiated between the client and the Alcatel OmniAccess Switch or Appliance. If
the data rate is set to Mandatory, the client must support it in order to use the network. If a data rate
is set as Supported by the Alcatel OmniAccess Switch or Appliance, any associated client that also
supports that same rate may communicate with the OmniAccess AP 1200 or 1250 using that rate. But
it is not required that a client be able to use all the rates marked Supported in order to associate. 1, 2,
5.5, 11, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54 Mbps For each rate, a pulldown selection of Mandatory or Supported is
available. Each data rate can also be set to Disabled to match Client settings.
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