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Before making any changes to the

Wireless

tab, shown in Figure 6-13, please

check your wireless settings on your other systems, as these changes will alter

the effectiveness of the Access Point. In most cases, these wireless settings do

not need to be changed.

•

Beacon Interval.

This value indicates the frequency interval of the beacon.

A beacon is a packet broadcast by the Access Point to keep the network syn-

chronized. A beacon includes the wireless LAN service area, the AP

address, the Broadcast destination addresses, a time stamp, Delivery Traffic

Indicator Maps, and the Traffic Indicator Message (TIM).

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Then, type the MAC address(es) you wish to filter in the

MAC Address

fields.

When you’ve completed making any changes on this tab, click the

Apply

but-

ton to save those changes or

Undo

to cancel your changes. For more informa-

tion on this tab, click the

Help

button.

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The Wireless Tab

Figure 6-13

Figure 6-12

Section	Page
Table of Contents	3
Chapter 1: Introduction	4
Chapter 2: Planning Your Wireless Network	5
Chapter 3: Getting to Know the Wireless-B Access Point	6
Chapter 4: Connecting the Wireless-B Access Point	7
Chapter 5: Setting Up the Wireless-B Access Point	7
Chapter 6: Configuring the Wireless-B Access Point	11
Appendix A: Troubleshooting	20
Appendix B: Setting Up the TCP/IP Protocol	22
Appendix C: Glossary	24
Appendix D: Specifications	28
Appendix E: Warranty Information	28

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