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Configuring the Wireless Bridge
Configuring Wireless System Settings
Table 12. Wireless configuration options
Setting Description
Channel This option lets you select the channel used by the
network. You can choose SmartSelect, or choose one of a
specific number of channels. If you choose SmartSelect,
the bridge automatically selects the best channel
(encountering the least interference) to transmit the signal.
Channel Width Set Channel Width to 20Mhz or 40Mhz (default). The
802.11n standard allows the use of 40MHz channel width,
which allows higher transmission speeds. Setting the
channel width to 20MHz will result in lower transmission
speeds, but can allow for more wireless devices to be
deployed in proximity without overlapping channels.
Country Code This option (if enabled) lets you select your country or
region code.
Advanced Settings Click the Edit Advanced Settings button to go to the
Advanced Wireless Settings page. For more information,
see “Advanced Wireless Settings”
on page 66.
External Antenna Select Enabled if an external antenna is installed.
Wireless Availability This option controls whether or not the wireless network is
available to users (Off or On). Wireless Availability must be
Enabled for peer bridges to associate.
Broadcast SSID This option controls whether or not the WLAN SSID is
visible to anyone looking for wireless networks. Disabling
(hiding) the SSID prevents wireless clients from attempting
to access the bridge, unless the SSID is known.
SSID This is the “name” of your wireless network. You can
customize the SSID for easy identification, or leave it at its
default setting. The SSID can be up to 32 characters in
length, contain letters and numbers, and is case-sensitive.
Root and Non-Root bridge SSIDs must be identical.
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