Apple MC340LL User Guide - Page 22

Setting Wireless Options You can set the multicast rate of the network, enable interference robustness, and adjust the transmitter power of the base station. These settings can reduce the range of the base station, and should not be modified without good reason. Setting the Multicast Rate Use the "Multicast rate" pop-up menu to set the multicast rate. Increase the rate to improve the performance of certain types of network activity, like video or audio streaming. The increase in performance may affect the range of the wireless network. Enabling Interference Robustness Select "Enable interference robustness" when the base station is in an environment with other 2.4 GHz devices that can interfere with your network. Devices that can cause interference include cordless telephones, some television repeaters, and microwave ovens. For more examples of devices that can cause interference, see "Items That Can Cause Interference With AirPort" on page 68. Adjusting Transmitter Power Use the Transmitter Power slider to reduce the power the base station uses and limit the range of the base station. This may be useful in areas where many base stations are in close proximity to each other. Client computers will need to be closer to the base station in order to join the network it creates. Setting Base Station Options Click Base Station Options to adjust WAN Ethernet port settings. You can select to enable SNMP access, remote configuration or remote printer access. You can also turn off the Ethernet WAN port on an AirPort Extreme Base Station or the Ethernet port an AirPort Express. Click Logging/NTP to set up base station logging and the IP address of a syslog host computer. You can also choose the Network Time Protocol (NTP) server. The NTP server is necessary to ensure the base station date and time are set automatically, and the base station log messages are correct. 22 Chapter 3 AirPort Network Designs