Configuring Advanced Wireless Parameters
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WX-54G Access Point User’s Manual
From here, you can configure the following parameters:
SSID
Set the Set Service ID (SSID) for your WX-54G in this field. The SSID is an identifica-
tion string of up to 32 ASCII characters that differentiate one Terayon WX-54G from
another manufacturer’s access point. The SSID is also referred to as the "ESSID" or
"Extended Service Set ID." You can use the default SSID and radio channel unless more
than one WX-54G or access point is deployed in the same area. In that case, you should
use a different SSID and radio channel for each WX-54G.. All Terayon WX-54G and
wireless client adapters must have the same SSID to allow a mobile wireless client to
roam between access points. The factory setting for the SSID is "default".
Channel
Set the channel for your WX-54G in this field. The default channel is 1.
IEEE 802.11g and 802.11b devices are direct sequence spread spectrum devices that
spread a radio signal over a range of frequencies. The range of frequencies used by a
direct sequence device is called a channel.
The 802.11g and 802.11b specifications support up to 14 overlapping channels for radio
communication. But only 11 channels are supported in the United States and therefore
on the Terayon WX-54G. To minimize interference, configure each WX-54G to use non-
overlapping channels.
Non-overlapping channels have 25Mhz separation beginning at the first channel
allowed for that country (for the US and most of Europe, channels 1, 6 & 11 are the first
used).
Make sure that the Terayon WX-54G units sharing the same channel (or channels close
in number) are as far away from each other as possible.
Wireless Mode
Set the mode of the wireless interface in this field. Select "Auto" to allow 802.11g and
802.11b clients to connect to the Terayon WX-54G. Select "54g Only" to maximizes per-
formance, but 802.11b clients will not be allowed to connect to the Terayon WX-54G.
Check "54g Protection" to enable G-Mode protection of 802.11g traffic in the presence of
802.11b traffic. That is, any 802.11g data transfers are completed before downgrading
the transfer rate to allow 802.11b traffic.
Authentication Method
Select the authentication method in this field. Selecting "Shared Key Only" is recom-
mended for greater security. If you select "Open System" or "Shared Key", the Terayon
WX-54G may accept connection requests from unauthorized wireless clients as well as
clients using WEP.
