Devolo dlan pro 1200+ wifi ac - Page 57

57 Network configuration
devolo dLAN pro 1200+ WiFi ac/n
Mode
In the Mode field, select the desired WiFi communica-
tion standard.
Channel
There are 13 channels available in the 2.4 GHz fre-
quency band. The channels recommended for Europe
are channels 1, 6 and 11. This ensures the frequency
bands of the channels do not overlap and any connec-
tion problems are avoided.
The channel selection default setting is Automatic.
The dLAN pro 1200+ WiFi ac/n regularly and automat-
ically executes the channel selection in this setting. In
other words, if the last connected station logs out, a
search for a suitable channel is carried out immediate-
ly. If no stations are connected, the device automatical-
ly selects a channel every 15 minutes.
Channel width
Optimal use of the available frequency band requires
selecting the appropriate channel width.
Max. transmitting power
In this section, you can adjust the WiFi transmission
level to your needs. I.e. if you require a large range, se-
lect High....
Data rates
Only change the preconfigured data rates if
you understand the concept behind them.
Setting the radio data rates entails selecting the data
rates used by the WiFi access point for transmission.
The WiFi access point sends all packets with the largest
possible basic rate. If the distance between the WiFi
access point and the WiFi stations is too large for this
data rate or faults and interference occur, packets are
sent with the next smallest basic rate. At least one ba-
sic rate must be selected. Unicast packets can also be
sent with the supported data rates which are not basic
rates.
You can optimise the WiFi access point either for max-
imum range or for the best performance by varying the
data rates. The maximum range is achieved when the
basic rate is set only to 1 Mbps, all data rates, howev-
er, are supported.
If a WiFi station only supports 802.11b, no basic rates
outside of 1; 2; 5.5 or 11 Mbps (default) can be used.
For optimisation to ensure the best performance, it
makes more sense to exclude all 802.11b clients (CCK
modulation) by having the 1, 2, 5.5 or 11 Mbps rates
both as not supported as well as not selected as basic
rates.