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9

Understanding the Wireless Menu

Use the Wireless menu to configure wireless network settings.

Topics

See the following topics:



Using the Wireless Radio Option on page 67



Using the Primary Network Option on page 70



Using the Advanced Option on page 75



Using the Access Control Option on page 76



Using the Wi-Fi Multimedia Option on page 78



Using the Bridging Option on page 81



Deploying and Troubleshooting the Wireless Network on page 82

Steps

To access the Wireless menu:

1.

Access the Web interface. Refer to

Accessing the Web User Interface Locally on page

16

.

2. Click

Wireless

from the main menu.

9.1

Using the Wireless Radio Option

The

Radio

option is used to configure the wireless radio, including channel number, and

bandwidth control.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

The DDW366 is a

dual-band concurrent

wireless gateway,

supporting operation of both the 2.4GHz and 5GHz radio bands simultaneously. On the

The Wireless Radio screen, the “Wireless Interfaces” drop down enables you to select the

radio you wish to configure settings for (i.e. changing the SSID name or password). The

selected band will then be reflected in the “802.11 Band” field. This control is only an

indicator of which band you are configuring, both the 2.4GHz and 5GHZ radios will be

enabled automatically.

Steps

To configure wireless operations:

1.

Click

Wireless

from the main menu.

2. The

Radio

screen is displayed. Field descriptions are listed below the screen

example.

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Label

Description

Wireless Interfaces

This field allows you to select one of the two radios (2.4GHz

or 5GHz) to actively configure settings for. It displays the

SSID for either the 2.4GHz or 5GHz radio (either the default

SSID or the SSID that has been assigned). This example

shows the setting when the user has chosen to configure

settings for the 2.4GHz band. After selecting Apply, the user

can then return to this field and configure settings for the

5GHZ radio. Refer to

Understanding Default Values and

Logins on page 8

for more information on the SSID.

NOTE: The DDW366 is a

dual-band concurrent

wireless

gateway, supporting operation of both the 2.4GHz and 5GHz

radio bands simultaneously.

Wireless

Displays the wireless radio’s status, Enabled or Disabled.

Country

Defines the country where this device is used. The default

value is Q2.

Output Power

Output power setup can be one of the following 4 options:

25%, 50%, 75%, or 100%.

802.11 Band

Displays which 802.11 band (either 2.4GHz or 5GHz) is

currently being configured.

NOTE: The DDW366 is a

dual-band concurrent

wireless

gateway, supporting operation of both the 2.4GHz and 5GHz

radio bands simultaneously.

802.11 n-mode

Sets the wireless networking standard. Select Auto to use

802.11 n mode when possible. This mode has a significant

increase in the maximum raw OSI physical layer data rate

from 54 Mbit/s to a maximum of 600 Mbit/s with the use of

four spatial streams when at a channel width of 40 MHz.

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9.1.1

Scanning for Wireless Access Points (APs)

You can search for wireless access points and display the results in a new window.

Steps

To search for wireless access points:

1.

Click

Scan Wireless APs

at the bottom of the Wireless Radio screen. Results are

displayed in a new window.

802.11 N Support Required

Defines whether 802.11n support is required (on) or not (off).

On forces the gateway to 802.11n mode and clients must

support 802.11n.

Bandwidth

Sets the bandwidth to 20MHz or 40MHz. For 40 MHz, set the

sideband to lower or upper 20MHz. 40 MHz channels double

the channel width. This allows doubling the PHY data rate

over a single 20 MHz channel.

Sideband for Control Channel

Only when using 40MHz Bandwidth should you choose the

Lower or Upper 20MHz.

Control Channel

Selects a specific channel to deploy the wireless network.

This allows you to set the operating frequency/channel

depending on your particular region. Channel selection can

have an impact on wireless networking performance. Control

Channel is set to

Auto

by default. For more information, refer

to

Selecting a Wireless Channel on page 86

Regulatory Mode

Defines whether Regulatory Mode is set to off, 802.11d, or

802.11h.

TPC Mitigation (dB)

Defines the transmitter power control (TPC) mitigation setting

as 0 (off), 2, 3, or 4.

OBSS Coexistence

Enables or disables overlapping BSS coexistence.

STBC Tx

Sets the space-time block codes (STBCs) for the transmitting

antenna.

Apply

Saves all screen changes when clicked.

Restore Wireless Defaults

Restores the factory default settings for wireless

configurations when clicked.

Scan Wireless APs

Scans for other wireless access points and displays channel,

encryption, SSID, RSSI levels, and other information.

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Description

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2. Click

Refresh

to update the results.

9.2

Using the Primary Network Option

Use the

Primary Network

option to configure a variety of wireless security settings.

Label

Description

Network Name

Displays the name of the wireless network (SSID) broadcast

by the access point.

Security Mode

Displays the encryption method used.

Mode

Displays the mode of the wireless access point: Possible

modes are:



Master – Communicates with associated wireless cards

that are in managed mode. Appears as a normal access

point with an SSID and channel. Network

communications, such as authentication, conflict, and

duplicate packets are managed by the wireless card.



Managed – Communicates with an associated master,

not directly with another managed AP. Wireless cards

connect to the master network and change their channel

to match. The master must accept the credentials of the

managed network for it to be associated.



Ad-hoc – Communicates directly with another wireless

network. Network cards must be in range and use the

same name and channel.



Monitor – Communicates in observation mode and does

not transmit. Can be used for troubleshooting wireless

links or checking bandwidth usage in the area.

PHY Mode

Displays the physical transceivers (PHY) layer method used.

RSSI

Displays the received signal strength (RSSI) of the wireless

access points in range of the device. Lower negative numbers

(for example, -1 to -65) indicate the access point is closer.

Greater negative numbers (for example, -66 to -95) indicate

the access point is farther away.

Channel

Displays the channel on which the wireless cable modem is

operating.

BSSID

Displays the MAC address for the nearby wireless access

points.

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Steps

To configure wireless security options:

1.

Click

Wireless

from the main menu.

2. Click

Primary Network

from the left side menu.

Field descriptions are listed below the

screen example. This example shows the settings when the modem is in the 2.4GHz

band.

Wireless default values are discussed in

Understanding Default Values and Logins on

page 8

.