Axis USB Wireless G User Manual page 23

Advanced Settings:
AXIS OfficeBasic USB Wireless G
SSID = Service Set Identifier: The SSID identifies a specific wireless LAN.
Before associating with a particular wireless LAN, a station must have the
same SSID as the Access Point. By default, Access Points include the SSID in
the beacon frame to enable sniffing functions and automatically configure the
wireless network interface card with the proper SSID.
In order to communicate in a WLAN, the print server, Access Point and laptop
must all have the same Basic Settings and Security Settings.
If you use change any encryption settings by mistake, you may lose contact
with the print server. Follow the steps in Reinstating contact with the wireless
network, on page 36 to recover the connection.
Channel: Specify a channel number corresponding to your wireless environ-
memt. See Wireless Frequency Bands and Channels, on page 7.
Default Channel= 6
Data Transmit Rates: Select the data transmission rate of your wireless print
server: Auto or 1 - 54Mbps.
Default = Auto.
Transmit Mode: Select the data transmission mode for your wireless print
server: b Only, g Only or Auto.
Default = Auto.
Beacon Interval: This setting specifies the amount of time between beacons in
kilo-microseconds (Kmsec). One kilo-microsecond equals 1024 microseconds.
Default = 100 msec (ms).
Before a station enters power save mode, the station needs the beacon interval
to know when to wake up to receive the beacon (and learn whether there are
buffered frames at the access point).
Preamble: (Long/Short) The radio preamble is a section of data at the head of
the packet containing information that the access point and the client devices
need when sending and receiving packets. It allows you to select a long or short
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