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Chapter 5

Advanced Configuration

This chapter describes how to configure the advanced features of your NETGEAR WG102

ProSafe 802.11g Wireless Access Point:

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Hotspot Settings

: Set up advanced wireless LAN parameters.

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Wireless Settings

: Set up advanced wireless LAN parameters.

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Access Point Settings

: Enable wireless bridging and repeating.

These features can be found under the Advanced heading in the main menu.

Hotspot Settings

If you want the AP to capture and re-direct all HTTP (TCP, port 80) requests, use this feature. For

example, a hotel might want all wireless connections to go to its server to start a billing

transaction.

Figure 5-1: Hotspot Settings screen

Enter the URL of the Web server where you wish to redirect HTTP requests.

Understanding Advanced Wireless Settings

The advanced wireless settings menu enables configuration of the following:

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AutoCell RF management

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Advanced wireless parameters

These options are discussed below.

AutoCell RF Management

AutoCell provides advanced RF wireless management features that improve performance and

enhance security.

Table 5-1.

What does AutoCell do?

AutoCell's self-organizing micro cells provide an additional level of privacy for enterprises.

AutoCell clients are highly-recommended for Enhanced RF Security.

Problem

AutoCell Settings

Erosion of privacy

Optional setting allows Wi-Fi network to be nearly

undetectable by neighbors and hackers.

(Enhance RF Privacy -- Default: Disable)

Diminishing performance from

multiple APs installed in one

area.

APs and clients load-balance traffic across under utilized

APs. (

Auto RF Management -- Default: Enable)

.

Complexity of installation

Customers can put APs anywhere they want and in any

density APs. (

Auto RF Management -- Default: Enable)

Increasing interference

Clients and APs avoid interference from neighbors and

other unexpected sources.

(

Auto RF Management -- Default: Enable).

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Configuration

Figure 5-2: Advanced Wireless Settings screen AutoCell Setup options

There are two AutoCell configuration setting choices:

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Enable/disable Auto RF Management: Enabled by default

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Enable/disable Enhanced RF Security: Disabled by default

Auto RF Management

In this mode, AutoCell APs and clients load-balance traffic across under utilized APs. This mode

avoids interference from neighbors clients and APs and other unexpected sources.

Enhanced RF Security

Note:

Channel selection and power management is automatically adjusted by AutoCell

when the Auto RF Management option is enabled.

Note:

Broadcast Wireless Network Name (SSID) is automatically turned off when you

select the AutoCell Enhanced RF Security option.

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In this mode, AutoCell shrinks the size of coverage to the minimum to reach clients but also

shrinks the size of the beacons that access points use to announce their presence. This mode makes

an enterprise wireless LAN nearly invisible to users outside an office building.

AutoCell AP/Client Interaction

AutoCell's self-organizing micro cells provide performance benefits and an additional level of

privacy for enterprises.

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Automatic Transmit Power Control.

An AutoCell-enabled client’s RF transmit power level

is automatically coordinated with an AutoCell-enabled AP. This creates client micro-cells and

reduces co-channel interference with other clients and APs on the same frequency and

improves overall throughput and performance. (Requires: AutoCell-enabled AP)

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Automatic Load-Balancing.

An AutoCell-enabled client will seek out and associate to the

lightest loaded AutoCell-enabled AP available. (Requires: AutoCell-enabled AP)

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Rapid Roaming.

An AutoCell-enabled client will accurately and rapidly detect movement as

distinguished from RF anomalies such as arbitrary and momentary changes in the surrounding

RF domain. When it detects true movement, the client immediately seeks the best available

AP at the highest data rate possible instead of waiting for the data rate to decline. (Does not

Require AutoCell-enabled APs)

Additional AutoCell View Management Options

AutoCell View is an available management tool that provides sophisticated views of your wireless

network and enables managing the wireless communications easily from a simple console.