D-Link DWL-3600AP - Table 18: Wireless Settings

WirelessSettings
D-Link UnifiedAccessPointAdministrator’sGuide
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Table18describesthefieldsandconfigurationoptionsavailableontheWirelessSettingspage.
Table18:WirelessSettings
Field Description
TSPECViolation
Interval
Specifythetimeinterval(inseconds)fortheAPtoreport(throughthesystemlogand
SNMPtraps)associatedclientsthatdonotadheretomandatoryadmissioncontrol
procedures.
RadioInterface Specifywhetheryouwanttheradiointerfaceonoroff.
MACAddress IndicatestheMediaAccessControl(MAC)addresses
fortheinterface.Dual‐radioAPshave
auniqueMACaddressforeachradio.
AMACaddressisapermanent,uniquehardwareaddressforanydevicethatrepresents
aninterfacetothenetwork.TheMACaddressisassignedbythemanufacturer.Youcannot
changetheMACaddress.Itisprovidedhere
forinformationalpurposesasaunique
identifierforaninterface.
Mode TheModedefinesthePhysicalLayer(PHY)standardtheradiouses.
Note:Themodesavailabledependonthecountrycodesettingandtheradioselected.
Selectoneofthefollowingmodesforradio1(DWL‐6600APandDWL‐8600APonly):
•
IEEE802.11aisaPHYstandardthatspecifiesoperatinginthe5GHzU‐NIIbandusing
orthogonalfrequencydivisionmultiplexing(OFDM).Itsupportsdataratesranging
from6to54Mbps.
• IEEE802.11a/noperatesinthe5GHzISMbandandincludessupportforboth802.11a
and802.11ndevices.
IEEE802.11nisanextensionofthe802.11standardthatincludes
multiple‐inputmultiple‐output(MIMO)technology.IEEE802.11nsupportsdataranges
ofupto248Mbpsandnearlytwicetheindoorrangeof802.11b,802.11g,and
802.11a.
• 5GHzIEEE802.11nistherecommendedmodefornetworkswith802.11n
devicesthat
operateinthe5GHzfrequencythatdonotneedtosupport802.11adevices.IEEE
802.11ncanachieveahigherthroughputwhenitdoesnotneedtobecompatiblewith
legacydevices(802.11a).
Selectoneofthefollowingmodesforradio2:
•IEEE802.11b/goperatesinthe2.4GHz
ISMband.IEEE802.11bisanenhancementof
theinitial802.11PHYtoinclude5.5Mbpsand11Mbpsdatarates.Itusesdirect
sequencespreadspectrum(DSSS)orfrequencyhoppingspreadspectrum(FHSS)as
wellascomplementarycodekeying(CCK)toprovidethehigherdatarates.Itsupports
data
ratesrangingfrom1to11Mbps.IEEE802.11gisahigherspeedextension(upto
54Mbps)tothe802.11bPHY.Itusesorthogonalfrequencydivisionmultiplexing
(OFDM).Itsupportsdataratesrangingfrom1to54Mbps.
• IEEE802.11b/g/noperatesinthe2.4GHzISMbandandincludes
supportfor802.11b,
802.11g,and802.11ndevices.
• 2.4GHzIEEE802.11nistherecommendedmodefornetworkswith802.11ndevices
thatoperateinthe2.4GHzfrequencythatdonotneedtosupport802.11b/gdevices.
IEEE802.11ncanachieveahigherthroughputwhenitdoesnotneedtobecompatible
with
legacydevices(802.11b/g).