D-Link DWL-3600AP User Manual

ConfiguringandViewingChannelManagementSettings
D-Link UnifiedAccessPointAdministrator’sGuide
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UnifiedAccessPointAdministrator’sGuide
SortingSessionInformation
Tosorttheinformationshowninthetablesbyaparticularindicator,clickthecolumnlabelbywhichyouwant
toorderthings.Forexample,ifyouwanttoseethetablerowsorderedbysignalstrength,clicktheSignal
columnlabel.Theentrieswillbesortedbysignalstrength.
ConfiguringandViewingChannelManagementSettings
WhenChannelManagementisenabled,theUAPautomaticallyassignsradiochannels usedbyclusteredaccess
points.Theautomaticchannelassignmentreducesmutualinterference(orinterferencewithotheraccess
pointsoutsideofitscluster)andmaximizesWi‐Fibandwidthtohelpmaintaintheefficiencyofcommunication
overthewirelessnetwork.
Youmust
startchannelmanagementtogetautomaticchannelassignments;itisdisabledbydefaultonanew
AP.
Ata specifiedinterval,theChannelManagermapsAPstochanneluseandmeasuresinterferencelevelsinthe
cluster.Ifsignificantchannelinterferenceisdetected,theChannelManagerautomaticallyre‐assignssomeor
all
oftheAPstonewchannelsperanefficiencyalgorithm(orautomatedchannelpl an).IftheChannelManager
determinesthatachangeisnecessary,thatinformationissenttoallmembersoftheclusterandasyslog
messageisgeneratedindicatingthesenderAP,newandoldchannelassignments.
TheChannel
Managementpageshowsprevious,current,andplannedchannelassignmentsforclustered
accesspoints.Bydefault,automaticchannelassignmentisdisabled.Youcanstartchannelmanagementto
optimizechannelusageacrosstheclusteronascheduledinterval.
Toconfigureandviewthechannelassignmentsfortheclustermembers,clicktheChannelManagement
tab.
Rate Thespeedatwhichthisaccesspointistransferringdatatothespecifiedclient.
Thedatatransmissionrateismeasuredinmegabitspersecond(Mbps).
Thisvalueshouldfallwithintherangeoftheadvertisedratesetforthemodeinuseon
theaccesspoint.Forexample,6to
54Mbpsfor802.11a.
Signal Indicatesthestrengthoftheradiofrequency(RF)signaltheclientreceivesfromthe
accesspoint.
Themeasureusedforthisisava lueknownasReceivedSignalStrengthIndication(RSSI),
andwillbeavaluebetween0and100.
RSSIisdeterminedbyamechanismimplemented
onthenetworkinterfacecard(NIC)of
theclientstation.
RxTotal Indicatesnumberoftotalpacketsreceivedbytheclientduringthecurrentsession.
TxTotal Indicatesnumberoftotalpacketstransmittedtotheclientduringthissession.
ErrorRate Indicatesthepercentageoftimeframesar edroppedduringtransmissiononthis
access
point.
Table60:SessionManagement
Field Description

D-Link DWL-3600AP Specifications

General

Frequency band	2.4 GHz
Cabling technology	10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Networking standards	IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3af, IEEE 802.3u
Ethernet LAN data rates	10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s
Maximum data transfer rate	300 Mbit/s
Quality of Service (QoS) support	Yes
Data transfer rate	1 Gbit/s
Wireless technology	802.11 b/g/n
Antennas quantity	2
Antenna gain level (max)	4.7 dBi
Internal	No
Certification	FCC, CE
LED indicators	LAN, Power, WLAN
Interface	RJ-45
WAN connection	Ethernet (RJ-45)
Security algorithms	128-bit WEP, 64-bit WEP, SSID, WPA, WPA2
Storage temperature (T-T)	-20 - 65 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 95 %
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 90 %
Power supply	8 W
Input current	2.5 A
AC input voltage	5 V

Weight and Dimensions

Weight	635 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)	203 x 203 x 48 mm