Wireless/Redundant Edge Services xl Module Management and Configuration Guide WS.02.xx and greater

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Radio Port Configuration
Overview
Overview
The ProCurve Wireless Edge Services xl Module manages the ProCurve Radio
Ports (RPs) 210, 220, and 230. Using their Ethernet port and one or two radios,
these IEEE 802.11-compliant RPs grant wireless stations access to an Ethernet
network.
RPs provide the radio signal and the physical connection to wireless users,
but little intelligence on their own. Instead of configuring each RP individually
through its own management interface, you manage them all centrally with
the Wireless Edge Services xl Module. The advantage of this design is that the
entire Wireless LAN System (the module together with its adopted RPs) is
controlled together for consistent and transparent network access for all
users.
In this chapter, you will learn how to configure Procurve RPs 210, 220, and 230
using the Wireless Edge Services xl Module’s Web browser interface. You will
first learn about the radio country codes, which ensure that radios operate at
the frequencies and power levels specified by various countries’ regulations.
You will then learn about creating radio configurations for the Wireless Edge
Services xl Module to deploy to adopted RPs.
These configurations include basic settings such as a radio’s channel, power,
and rate sets. When configuring these settings, you must consider the method
that radios should use to select their channel and the level at which to set
radios’ maximum power. You will also learn how to specify basic and sup-
ported data rates depending on the types of stations that a radio must support.
This chapter will also discuss setting advanced radio properties, which may
be necessary when you want to:
■ install an external antenna on a radio
■ use a radio to support Voice-over-wireless LAN (VoWLAN) devices
■ improve a radio’s data throughput rate
■ enable self healing functions on a radio
The ProCurve RPs 210, 220, and 230 support client roaming, which allows a
mobile wireless station to maintain connectivity while moving from one radio
coverage area to another. This chapter will give you a few guidelines for setting
up wireless coverage to facilitate seamless roaming. More detailed instruc-