Wireless Configuration for the SA520W
Configuring the Radio
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• Country: Choose a country from the drop-down list of countries. This list is
populated according to the region selected. This impacts the available
Wi-Fi™ channels as determined by wireless authorities in the corresponding
country/region.
• Mode: Choose the 802.11 modulation technique.
- g & b: Select this mode if some devices in the wireless network use
802.11g and others use 802.11b.
- g only: Select this mode if all devices in the wireless network can
support 802.11g.
- n only: Select this mode if all devices in the wireless network can
support 802.11n.
- ng: Select this mode to allow 802.11n, 802.11g and 802.11b clients to
connect to this access point.
• Channel Spacing: Select either 20 MHz or 40 MHz channel bonding
(spacing), or choose “auto” to let system determine the best channel spacing
to use. This setting is specific to 802.11n traffic.
• Control Side Band: If you chose 40 MHz channel spacing, choose Lower
Upper.
• Current Channel: Displays the channel currently in use by the radio.
• Channel: Select a channel from the list of channels or choose “auto” to let
system determine the best channel to use based on the environmental noise
levels for the available channels.
• Default Transmit Power: Enter a value in dBm as the default transmitted
power level for all APs that use this radio. The default is 20 dBm.
STEP 3 Click Apply to save your settings.