Wlan Parameters Tab; Station Control Tab - Black Box LW0050A Manual

CHAPTER 4: PCMCIA Adapter Installation, Setup, and Management
4.5.2 WLAN P
ARAMETERS
The WLAN Parameters tab of the Wireless LAN Configuration utility lets you view
and edit basic Wireless LAN parameters of the Adapter.
The WLAN Parameters tab contains the following parameters:
• ESSID – An ASCII string of up to 32 characters used to identify a WLAN. The
ESSID prevents the unintentional merging of two co-located WLANs. The
ESSID must be set to the same value in all stations and Access Points in the
extended WLAN. Note that the ESSID is case-sensitive.
• Maximum Data Rate – By default, the unit adaptively selects the highest
possible rate for transmission. Under certain conditions (for range/speed
trade-off) you may decide not to use the higher rates. Possible values are 1, 2,
or 3 Mbps.
• Transmit Antenna – By default, the unit dynamically selects the antenna where
reception and transmission is optimal. If your model has an external antenna
and uses only a single antenna, set Transmit Antenna to transmit only from
that single antenna. Antenna number one is the antenna nearest the yellow
LED.
• Load Sharing – When installing a Wireless LAN network in a high-traffic
environment, you can increase the aggregate throughput by installing multiple
Access Points to create co-located cells. Enable Load Sharing to cause your
stations to divide their traffic equally between the available Access Points.
4.5.3 S C
TATION ONTROL
The Station Control tab of the Wireless LAN Configuration utility allows you to
return the Adapter to default configuration values, and export/import
configuration files.
The Station Control tab contains the Default button, which returns all parameters
to factory-default values.
As a time-saving feature, you can configure one unit and then save the
configuration as a file (with a .BRZ extension). You can later import the
configuration file to other units.
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Parameter changes take effect only after reset.
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