3Com WL-455 User Manual

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39RADIO INTERFACEThe access point radio interface detects the number of radios installed and their type(802.11g Radio or 802.11b Radio). The Radio Settings and Security options for theradio interface are described in the following sections.RADIO SETTINGSWhen you are finished configuring items on this page, click Apply.• SSID—Enter the Service Set ID (up to 32 alphanumeric characters). Clients mustset their SSIDs to match the access point. The SSID is case sensitive.• Closed System— Enabling this option will not publicly broadcast the SSID.• Radio Channel—From the pull-down list, select the radio channel over which theaccess point communicates to computers in its BSS. Available channel settings arelimited by local regulations that determine which channels are allowed. The clientchannel for wireless users is automatically set to that used by the access point towhich they are linked. When multiple access points are deployed in the same area,be sure to choose channels separated by at least five channels to avoid channelinterference. You can deploy up to three access points in the same area; forexample, Ch1, Ch6, and Ch11.• Auto Channel Select —Select Auto Channel Select Enable to allow the accesspoint to select a radio channel automatically. (Default: Enable)• Transmit Power —Set the signal strength transmitted from the access point. Thelonger the transmission distance, the higher the transmission power required.(Default: 100%)• Maximum Station Data Rate—Select the appropriate data rate from thedrop-down list for the data transfer speed running on your network. (802.11bdefault: 11 Mbps.) In order to reach all clients, this rate should be set lower (forexample, 1 or 2 Mbps on an 802.11b radio). To isolate clients that are unable toconnect at higher rates, set this value higher.• Beacon Interval (20-1000)—Sets the beacon signal interval at which beaconframes are transmitted from the access point. The beacon signals allow wirelessdevices to maintain contact with each other. They may also carrypower-management information. The Beacon Interval unit is TU, whichcorresponds to 1024 microseconds. (Default: 100 TU)