User's Manual

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Cisco 3200 Series Router Hardware Reference
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Chapter 6 Wireless Mobile Interface Cards (WMICs)
Dynamic Frequency
Selection (DFS)
NA NA Supported for ETSI. DFS selects the radio
channel most likely
to minimize
interference with
military radar.
Channelization
Statically declared as
defined by IEEE
802.11b/g.
Channel spacing selected
by using the CLI.
Statically declared as
defined by IEEE 802.11h.
(Available only in
Europe.)
Concatenation
Supported. Not supported. Not supported.
Fragmentation
Maximum threshold is
4000 bytes.
Maximum threshold is
2346 bytes.
Supported Fragment counter is
in units of
fragmented packets.
distance Command
Supported up to 99
kilometers.
Supported up to 3
kilometers (1.8 miles).
Supported up to 99
kilometers.
Minimizes delay
propagation.
Autonomous Modes
Supported
Work Group Bridge
(WGB), Non Root Bridge
(NRB), Root Bridge
(RB), Repeater, and
Access Point (AP)
Work Group Bridge
(WGB), Non Root Bridge
(NRB), Root Bridge
(RB), Repeater, and
Access Point (AP)
Work Group Bridge
(WGB), Non Root Bridge
(NRB), Root Bridge
(RB), and Access Point
(AP)
World Mode
Supported. Supported only if the
wireless device is in root
access point or root
bridge mode. Not
supported in client
modes.
Supported only if the
wireless device is in root
access point or root
bridge mode. Not
supported in client
modes.
World Mode on the
client side updates a
client with the
channels of the
specified domain.
The Cisco 3200
Series router is
limited to fixed
channels, so
world-mode is not
available on the
client side.
Universal Workgroup
Bridge Mode
Supported Not supported Not supported Enables operation
with non-Cisco
access points.
Multiple Client Profiles
Supported Not supported Not supported Support is enabled
only when universal
workgroup bridge
mode is enabled.
Multiple Basic SSIDs
Supported Not supported Not supported
VLANs
16 unencrypted VLANs,
16 static key VLANs, or
16 dynamic key VLANs,
16 unencrypted VLANs,
1 static key VLAN, or 4
dynamic key VLANs.
16 unencrypted VLANs,
1 static key VLAN, or 4
dynamic key VLANs.
Table 6-4 Differences between WMICs (continued)
Feature 2.4 GHz (802.11b/g) 4.9 GHz (public safety) 5.0 GHz (802.11h) Comment