Intel 2011B Configuration Guide - Page 8

Chapter 1. Introduction shown in Figure 1-2. The ESS ID is sometimes referred to as a SSID or Network Name. • The WLAP Mode set to Enabled. This setting is on the RF Configuration screen. An example screen is shown in Figure 1-3. • The same settings for the Rate Control and Short RF Preamble. These settings are on the RF Configuration screen. An example is shown in Figure 1-3. Rates set to Required are those at which all access points in the network must be capable of operating. Optional rates are those at which access points may operate if they are capable. This is to accommodate other manufacturers' access points that operate only at the 1- and 2-Mbps rates. For example, if all rates are set to Required, older access points that operate at only 1 and 2 Mbps would not associate. If only the 1- and 2-Mbps rates (or only the 1-Mbps rate) are set to Required, the older access points would associate. Intel recommends setting rates 1 and 2 Mbps to Required and 5.5 and 11 Mbps to Optional as shown in the example screen of Figure 1-3. • The same setting for the Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) and WEP Algorithm. These settings are on the RF Configuration screen. An example is shown in Figure 1-3. After making these settings, save them by pressing the F1 key. Reset the access point. Access Point A Access Point Installation .Country Config-[CR] United States Unit Name Access Point A IP Address 157.235.55.199 .Gateway IP Address 0.0.0.0 .Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0 .DNS IP Address 0.0.0.0 .Net_ID (ESS) Warehouse 1 .Antenna Selection Full Diversity .DHCP/BOOTP Disabled .Additional Gateways 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 .Additional DNS 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 OK-[CR] Save-[F1] Save All APs-[F2] Cancel-[ESC] (Most parameters take effect only after being saved and AP is reset) Identifies this Wireless LAN (1-32 characters) Figure 1-2: Setting the ESS ID (Network Name/SSID) 1.2 Recommended Settings for Root Access Point On the root access point, pay attention to the following settings on the RF Configuration screen, as shown on Figure 1-3: • WLAP Priority • WLAP Manual BSS ID WLAP Priority Set the root access point's WLAP Priority setting to a lower number such as 7000 hex. The default value for the WLAP Priority setting is 8000 hex, and it has a range from 0000 through FFFF hex. Changing the WLAP Priority to a lower number ensures that the access point is recognized as the root access point. A WLAP ID is created for each access point from a concatenation of its WLAP Priority number and its MAC address. The priority number becomes the most-significant portion of the WLAP ID. The access point with the lowest WLAP ID becomes the root access point. 2 Configuring Access Point Bridging and Repeating (WLAP Mode)