User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Getting Started
- 3. Initial IP Configuration
- 4. Introduction to Operation Modes
- 5. Web Console: Basic Settings
- 6. Web Console: Network Settings
- 7. Web Console: Serial Port Settings
- 8. Web Console: System Management
- 9. Web Console: System Monitoring
NPort W2150A/W2250A Series Web Console: Network Settings
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Operation Mode
Default 802.11b/g for Ad-Hoc Mode.
Auto, 802.11b/g, and 802.11a for Infrastructure Mode.
Options Auto, 802.11a, 802.11b/g
Description This field determines which wireless standard will be used by the selected profile. 802.11a,
802.11b, and 802.11g are supported.
Auto: In Ad-hoc Mode, the NPort will scan the 2.4G wireless band and will automatically
select the appropriate wireless standard for communication with any other wireless devices
that are detected. In Infrastructure Mode, the NPort will automatically select between
802.11a, 802.11b and 802.11g according to the settings of the AP.
802.11a: This setting is only available in Infrastructure Mode. The Unlicensed National
Information Infrastructure (UNII) 5 GHz band is used for communication, which is different
from the RF band used by 802.11b and 802.11g. Consequently, 802.11a devices will not be
able to communicate with 802.11b or 802.11g devices. (Multi-mode 802.11a/b/g APs or
client adapters can be used to resolve this.) Transmission rates up to 54Mbps are supported.
802.11b/g: This option means our device will support for 802.11b or 802.11g.
802.11b: This is the well-known “Wi-Fi” standard, also referred to as “802.11 High-Rate
(HR)”. Wireless communication is in the 2.4 GHz ISM band, using the DSSS spread spectrum
transmission scheme. 802.11b supports data rates of 1 Mbps, 2 Mbps, 5.5 Mbps, and 11
Mbps.
802.11g: This is currently the most widely used standard for wireless LANS and is sometimes
referred to as “54g™”. Communication is in the 2.4 GHz ISM band and uses Orthogonal
Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM). Data rates up to 54 Mbps are supported.
SSID
Default Default
Options free text (e.g., “Coffeeshop WLAN”)
Description This field specifies the SSID, or name, of the wireless network (SSID) that will be used by the
NPort. Wireless devices must use the same SSID in order to communicate with each other.
Channel (Ad-hoc mode only)
Default 1
Options 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
Description This field is for Ad-Hoc Mode only and specifies the radio channel to use for the wireless
network.