System Wireless System wireless settings (FortiWiFi-60A and 60AM)
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System wireless settings (FortiWiFi-60A and 60AM)
Go to System > Wireless > Settings to configure wireless LAN settings.
Figure 54: Wireless parameters - FortiWiFi-60A and FortiWiFi-60AM
Operation Mode The current operating mode.
Access Point mode makes the FortiWiFi unit act as a wireless access
point to which multiple clients can connect.
Client mode configures the unit to connect to another wireless network
as a client.
Band Select the wireless frequency band you want to use. You can select
from: 802.11a, 802.11b, and 802.11g.
Geography Select your country or region. This determines which channels are
available. You can select Americas, EMEA, Israel, or Japan. If you are in
any other region, select World.
Channel Select a channel for your FortiWiFi-60 wireless network. Users of the
wireless network must configure their computers to use this channel.
The channels that you can select depend on the Geography setting. See
“Channel assignments” on page 106 for channel information.
Tx Power Set the transmitter power level. The default is the maximum power,
31dBm.
Beacon Interval Set the interval between beacon packets. Access Points broadcast
Beacons or Traffic Indication Messages (TIM) to synchronize wireless
networks. In an environment with high interference, decreasing the
Beacon Interval might improve network performance. In a location with
few wireless nodes, you can increase this value.
Wireless interface list
Interface The name of the WLAN interface. Select the name to edit the interface.
MAC Address The MAC address of the Wireless interface.
SSID The wireless network name that the unit broadcasts. Users who want to
use the wireless network must configure their computers to connect to
the network that broadcasts this network name.
SSID Broadcast Green checkmark icon indicates that the unit broadcasts its SSID.
(Access Point mode only)
Security Mode WEP64, WEP128, WPA Pre-shared Key, WPA_Radius or none. WPA is
available in Access Point mode only. Users of the wireless network must
configure their computers with the same settings.
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