Avaya Wireless AP-3 User Manual

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An 802.11a or 802.11b/g AP operates at faster data rates than the 
802.11b AP. 802.11a and 802.11g products operate at speeds of up to 54 
Mbits/sec; 802.11b products operate at speeds of up to 11 Mbits/sec.

•  All Access Points in the same vicinity should use a unique, 

independent Channel. By default, the AP automatically scans for 
available Channels during boot-up but you can also set the Channel 
manually (see 

 for details).

•  Access Points that use the same Channel should be installed as far 

away from each other as possible to reduce potential interference.

In 1997, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 
adopted the 802.11 standard for wireless devices operating in the 2.4 
GHz frequency band. This standard includes provisions for three radio 
technologies: direct sequence spread spectrum, frequency hopping 
spread spectrum, and infrared. Devices that comply with the 802.11 
standard operate at a data rate of either 1 or 2 Megabits per second 
(Mbits/sec).