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If the Wireless Gateway is the only AP on your LAN, it does not matter which
channel you set the unit to use; properly configured 802.11b wireless stations
will find the correct channel automatically.
Where there are multiple APs with overlapping coverage areas, channel
assignment must be carefully planned. A good practice is to set the Wireless
Gateway to use a channel five or more channels away from that of any other
AP with a coverage area overlapping that of the Wireless Gateway. A
common scheme is to use channels 1, 6, and 11, making sure that no two APs
using the same channel have overlapping coverage areas.
Tx Bit Rate
The Tx (transmission) Bit Rate is the speed at which wireless stations and an
AP communicate. The choices are 1, 2, 5.5, and 11 Mbps (megabits per
second), and Fully Automatic. The default setting is Fully Automatic. A
setting of Fully Automatic allows stations and the AP to adjust their speed on
the basis of signal strength and quality. A low, fixed setting might be used for
maximum reliability or to discourage the use of high-bandwidth applications
such as video and audio. A high, fixed setting will fasten the transmission
speed and ensure that only stations very close to the AP will be able to
communicate reliably with it.
Save/Cancel
After making sure all settings in the Wireless AP panel are correct, click
Save
to store the settings in the Wireless Gateway's non-volatile memory. You can,
alternatively, click
Cancel
(or simply exit the panel) to restore all settings in
the panel to the values last saved to or retrieved from the Wireless Gateway.