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Using the Configuration Menu (continued)

Advanced > Mode

The DWL-2200AP can be

configured to perform in

any of four modes: a

Wireless Access Point;

a Wireless Bridge; a

Multi-Point Bridge; or a

Repeater.

Access Point -

This is

the default setting. This

mode is used to create a

wireless LAN.

PtP Bridge -

Allows

you to connect two LANs

together. The wireless

bridge will only work with

another DWL-2200AP.

Click to enable and enter

the MAC address of the

remote bridge.

PtMP Bridge -

Allows you to connect multiple wireless LANs together. Other wireless

LANs must be using DWL-2200APs. Click to enable, and enter up to 8 remote AP MAC

addresses.

AP Repeater -

Allows you to repeat the wireless signal of the root AP. Click to enable

and enter the MAC address of the root AP.

Apply

-

Click

Apply

if you have made any changes.

Find the

MAC address

of the DWL-2200AP that

is acting as a

Remote

Access

Point

or a

Remote Bridge

, by going to

Status > Device Info

in the configuration

utility of the remote DWL-2200AP. There you will find the MAC address.

MAC Address

- Media Access Control Address

A unique hardware address that identifies a device on a network. It is assigned at

the factory and cannot be changed. Usually you will find this address on a sticker

on the device or on the packaging.

Click

Site Survey

to see the configuration of the devices on the network.

SSID -

The SSID setting is

default

.

When you

Double-click

the device you wish to connect to, the MAC/SSID info will

be copied into the correct input boxes.

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Using the Configuration Menu (continued)

Advanced > Performance

Transmit

Power-

Choose full, half (-3dB), quarter (-6dB), eighth (-9dB), minimum power.

Frequency-

The frequency remains at

2.437GHz

.

Channel-

Select from channels

1-11

.

Fragment

Length-

The fragmentation threshold, which is specified in bytes, determines

whether packets will be fragmented. Packets exceeding the 2346

byte setting will be fragmented before transmission. 2346 is the

default setting.

DTIM-

(Delivery Traffic Indication Message)-

3

is the default setting. DTIM

is a countdown informing clients of the next window for listening to

broadcast and multicast messages.

Wireless Band-

Select

802.11g only

or

802.11g and

802.11b.

Data Rate*-

The maximum wireless signal rates are

Auto, 1Mbps, 2Mbps, 5.5Mbps,

6Mbps, 9Mbps, 11Mbps, 12Mbps,

18Mbps, 24Mbps, 36Mbps, 48Mbps,

54Mbps.

Beacon Interval-

Beacons are packets sent by an access point to synchronize a

network. Specify a beacon interval value.

The default (100) is recommended.

RTS Length-

This value should remain at its default setting of 2,346.

If you encounter inconsistent data flow, only minor modifications to

the value range between 256 and 2,346 are recommended.

Super G Mode-

Super G is a group of performance enhancement features that

increase end user application throughput in an 802.11g network.

Super G is backwards compatible to standard 802.11g devices. For

top performance, all wirelss devices on the network should be Super

G capable. Select either Disabled, Super G without Turbo, Super G

with Dynamic Turbo, or Super G with Static Turbo.

Disabled-

Standard 802.11g support, no enhanced capabilities.

Super G

without Turbo-

Capable of Packet Bursting, FastFrames, Compression, and no

Turbo mode.

*Maximum wireless signal rate derived from IEEE Standard 802.11g and IEEE Standard 802.11b

specifications. Actual data throughput will vary. Network conditions and environmental factors lower

actual data throughput rate.

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Using the Configuration Menu (continued)

Click

Apply

to save the changes

Access Control-

Select

Disabled

to disable the filters function.

Select

Accept

to accept only those devices with MAC addresses

in the Access Control List.

Select

Reject

to reject the devices with MAC addresses in the

Access Control List.

The following fields are available for configuration in this window:

MAC Address-

Enter the MAC addresses of the devices to which you wish to

apply Access Control.

Apply-

Super G with

Dynamic Turbo-

Capable of Packet Bursting, FastFrames, Compression, and

Dynamic Turbo. This setting is backwards compatible with

non-Turbo (legacy) devices. Dynamic Turbo mode is only

enabled when all devices on the wireless network are configured

with Super G with Dynamic Turbo enabled.

Super G with

Static Turbo-

Capable of Packet Bursting, FastFrames, Compression, and

Static Turbo. This setting is not backwards compatible with

non-Turbo (legacy) devices. Static turbo mode is always on and

is only enabled when all the devices on the wireless network are

configured with Super G with Static Turbo enabled.

802.11g only-

For increased speed in your network, enable this option. 802.11b

devices will be excluded.

Radio Wave-

Select ON or OFF.

Advanced > Performance (continued)

Auto Channel

Scan-

Select Enable or Disable. (Enable this feature to auto-select the

channel for best wireless performance.)

Advanced > Filters > Wireless Access Settings

IEEE802.11g

Wireless Band-

MAC Address

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IEEE 802.11g

Using the Configuration Menu (continued)

Advanced > Filters > WLAN Partition

Wireless Band

-

Enabling this feature allows wireless clients to

communicate with each other. If this feature is disabled,

wireless stations of the selected band are not allowed to

exchange data through the access point.

Enabling this feature allows Ethernet devices to

communicate with wireless clients. If this feature is

disabled, all data from the Ethernet to associated wireless

devices is blocked, but wireless devices can still send

data to the Ethernet.

Internal Station

Connection-

Ethernet to WLAN

Access-

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Using the Configuration Menu (continued)

Input up to

four keys

for encryption. You will select one of

these keys in the valid key field.

802.11g.

Select

Disabled

or

Enabled.

Select

HEX

or

ASCII

.

Select

64-, 128-, 152-

bits.

Select the

1st

through the

4th

key to be the active key.

Click

Apply

to save changes.

Advanced > Encryption > Open System

and/or

Shared Key

Wireless Band-

Select

Open System

to

communicate the key

across the network.

Select

Shared Key

to limit

communication to only

those devices that share the

same WEP settings.

Select

Open System/

Shared Key

to

communicate the key and

require identical WEP

settings to communicate.

Authentication-

Encryption-

Key Type-

Key Size-

Valid Key-

Apply-

First through

Fourth keys-

When you select

Open

System

,

Shared Key

or

Open System/Shared

Key

,enter values for the

fields that are shown here

highlighted in blue.

Hexadecimal

digits consist of the numbers 0-9 and the letters A-F

ASCII

(American Standard Code for Information Interchange) is a code for representing

English letters as numbers from 0-127

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