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Chapter 5
Advanced Configuration
This chapter describes how to configure the advanced features of your NETGEAR ProSafe
Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG302:
•
IP Settings
: Use the AP as a DHCP server for wireless clients.
•
Wireless Settings
: Set up AutoCell and configure advanced wireless LAN parameters.
•
Access Point Settings
: Enable wireless bridging and repeating.
These features can be found under the Advanced heading in the main menu.
Understanding Advanced IP Settings for Wireless Clients
The default advanced IP wireless settings usually work well. If you want the AP to act as a DHCP
server gateway for wireless clients, use this feature. The AP can accept both static and DHCP
clients.
Figure 5-1: Advanced IP Settings for Wireless Clients screen
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Understanding Advanced Wireless Settings
The advanced wireless settings menu enables configuration of the following:
•
AutoCell RF management
•
Wi-Fi multimedia (WMM) setup
•
Hotspot settings
•
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:
•
Enable/disable Auto RF Management: Enabled by default
•
Enable/disable Enhanced RF Security (‘Stealth Mode’): 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 ‘Stealth Mode’
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.
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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AutoCell AP/Client Interaction
AutoCell's self-organizing micro cells provide performance benefits and an additional level of
privacy for enterprises.
•
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)
•
Automatic Load-Balancing.
An AutoCell-enabled client will seek out and associate to the
lightest loaded AutoCell-enabled AP available. (Requires: AutoCell-enabled AP)
•
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)
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Additional AutoCell View Management Options
Figure 5-3: AutoCell View wireless network
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.
Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM) Setup
WMM is a subset of the 802.11e standard. WMM allows wireless traffic to have a range of
priorities, depending on the kind of data. Time-dependent information, such as video or audio, will
have a higher priority than normal traffic. For WMM to function correctly, wireless clients must
also support WMM.
WMM Support
: Select Yes or No as required on the Advanced Wireless Settings menu. The
default is No.

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