3e–525C–3 Wireless Access Point
Chapter 1: Introduction
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Chapter 1: Introduction
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802.11g Super and 802.11a Turbo
802.11g Super and 802.11a Turbo technologies provide speed and
throughput of more than double standard wireless LAN technologies in
networking products such as PCs, access points, routers and PC cards.
It is very helpful to users who require additional bandwidth (over stan-
dard WLAN technologies) that results in higher throughput necessary
for a variety of functions such as: streaming media (video, DVD, MPEG),
VoIP, etc., or for providing multiple users on a single WLAN with optimal
speeds despite network demand.
108 Mbps is the
maximum link speed
available and the
typical MAXI-
MUM end-user throughput ranges from approximately 40 Mbps to 60+
Mbps, depending on application demand and network environment.
NOTE
: Super G’s channel bonding feature can significantly degrade
the performance of neighboring 2.4GHz WLANs that don’t use Super G,
because there isn’t enough room in the 2.4GHz wireless LAN spectrum
for the increased spectrum used by channel bonding. Moreover, Super
G doesn’t check to see if 11b or 11g standards-compliant devices are in
range before using its non-standard techniques.
Network Configuration
The 3e–525C–3 is an access point with bridging setup capability:
• Access point/Gateway plus:
• Wireless bridging with choice of:
- Point-to-point setup
- Point-to-multipoint setup
- Repeater setup
• Wireless mesh mode
Bridging actually has more choices, but the above choices are popular
and are discussed later in this user guide (Chapter 4).
Access Point Configurations
When a 3e–525C–3 is used as an access point, IP addresses for wireless
devices are typically assigned by the wired network’s DHCP server. The
wired LAN’s DHCP server assigns addresses dynamically, and the AP
virtually connects wireless users to the host wired network. All wireless
devices connected to the AP are configured on the same subnetwork as
the wired network interface and can be accessed by devices on the wired
network.
