WESM zl Management and Configuration Guide WT.01.28 and greater

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Radio Port Configuration
Configuring Radio Settings
To select basic data rates for newly adopted radios of a particular type, complete these
steps:
1. Access the Rate Settings screen for the radio type:
a. Select Network Setup > Radio Adoption Defaults and click the Configura-
tion tab.
b. Select the radio type and click the Edit button.
c. Click the Rate Settings button.
2. In the Basic Rates column, check the boxes next to the data rates that radios
should use for management, broadcast, and multicast traffic.
By default, the station supports both 802.11b and 802.11g stations with basic
rates 1, 2, 5.5, and 11.
To configure Wi-Fi g-only or pure-g mode on an 802.11bg radio, deselect 1, 2,
5.5, and 11 and select 6, 12, and 24.
3. Configure supported rates, as described below, or finish configuring rate settings
by clicking the OK button.
The supported rates are data rates that the radio will allow for all other traffic. The
radio automatically selects the most efficient rate to a station based on factors such
as error rate and the distance to that station.
Basic rates are automatically included as supported rates, but you can configure
additional data rates. The additional rates allow stations that support higher data rates
to actually use them, possibly improving network performance.
In addition, even when you have selected g rates (such as 6, 12, and 24) for the basic
rates, you should consider allowing b rates (1, 2, 5.5, and 11) for the supported rates.
802.11b stations still cannot connect to the WLAN, but RPs and 802.11g stations can
use the b rates to avoid interference from any 802.11b stations that might be in the
vicinity. Adding the b rates to the supported rates is characteristic of Wi-Fi g-only
mode (as opposed to pure-g mode): Wi-Fi g-only protects against 802.11b interfer-
ence.
To select supported data rates for newly adopted radios of a particular type, complete
these steps:
1. Access the Rate Settings screen for the radio type.
2. In the Supported Rates column, check the boxes next to the additional data rates
that you want the radio to support.
3. Click the OK button.