User's Manual
ACR-201-G Technical Manual
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Intersil Firmware Version
Shows the version info of the Intersil firmware.
Ubicom Firmware Version
Shows the version info of the Ubicom firmware.
3. Available Access Points
This field displays the available access points detected by the ACR-201-G
Bridge.
Wireless
Under this selection, you can configure the basic 802.11g access point settings.
Any new settings will not take effect until the access point is rebooted.
Wireless Mode
Select 'Infrastructure' to connect to a wireless access point, select 'Ad-hoc' to
connect to another bridge or wireless station.
Wireless Network ID (SSID)
Acronym for Service Set Identity. This is the name used to identify which wireless
network (Access Points) the ACR-201-G is going to connect with.
Channel
The channel option is only available when the ACR-201-G is in ad-hoc mode. In
infrastructure mode, the ACR-201-G would use the channel of the connected
access point. If you experience interference (e.g. lost connections or slow data
transfers) you may need to try different channels to see which is the best.
Channels 1-14 are in the 2.4 GHz band.
Transmission rate (Mbits/s)
This is the speed at which the access point will transmit data. Normally you
should select 'best' here. If your wireless network is unusually noisy or quiet, you
may use a fixed low or high rate. The RF environment sometimes can be hostile
to the highest data rate available. That gives rise to the need for trading off
between data rate and link robustness.
PHY Profiles
These profiles control a number of settings for overall wireless network usage.
Their meanings are self-explanatory. Users have 7 options, they are: “802.11 g
only”, “802.11 g only, Maximum Performance”, “802.11 b/g Mixed Mode”, “802.11
b/g Mixed Mode Long”, “802.11 b WiFi”, “802.11 b only”, and “Test Mode”.
Security
On this page (Figure 3) you can set the 802.11g security and encryption options.
WEP is the wireless encryption standard. To use it, you must enter the same
key(s) into the access point and the wireless stations. For 64 bit keys you must
enter 10 hex digits into each key box. For 128 bit keys you must enter 26 hex