ZyXEL Communications NWA-3163 & NWA-3166 User Manual
Chapter 6 AP Controller Mode
NWA-3160 Series User’s Guide
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The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Table 17 Radio Edit Screen
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
Profile Name
Enter a name identifying this profile.
Radio Mode
This makes sure that only compliant WLAN devices can associate
with the NWA.
with the NWA.
Select 802.11b Only to allow only IEEE 802.11b compliant
WLAN devices to associate with the NWA.
WLAN devices to associate with the NWA.
Select 802.11g Only to allow only IEEE 802.11g compliant
WLAN devices to associate with the NWA.
WLAN devices to associate with the NWA.
Select 802.11b/g to allow both IEEE802.11b and IEEE802.11g
compliant WLAN devices to associate with the NWA. The
transmission rate of your NWA might be reduced.
compliant WLAN devices to associate with the NWA. The
transmission rate of your NWA might be reduced.
Select 802.11a to allow only IEEE 802.11a compliant WLAN
devices to associate with the NWA.
devices to associate with the NWA.
Select 802.11n/g to allow both IEEE802.11n and IEEE802.11g
compliant WLAN devices to associate with the NWA. The
transmission rate of your NWA might be reduced.
compliant WLAN devices to associate with the NWA. The
transmission rate of your NWA might be reduced.
Select 802.11n/a to allow both IEEE802.11n and IEEE802.11a
compliant WLAN devices to associate with the NWA. The
transmission rate of your NWA might be reduced.
compliant WLAN devices to associate with the NWA. The
transmission rate of your NWA might be reduced.
The options in this field depend on the 802.11 modes that your
device supports:
device supports:
• NWA-3166 supports 802.11b/g, 802.11a, 802.11n/g and
802.11n/a.
• NWA-3160 supports 802.11b only, 802.11g only,
802.11b/g and 802.11a.
• NWA-3163 supports 802.11b only, 802.11g only and
802.11b/g.
Channel Width
This field displays only when you select 802.11n/g or
802.11n/a in the 802.11 Radio Mode field.
802.11n/a in the 802.11 Radio Mode field.
A standard 20MHz channel offers transfer speeds of up to
150Mbps whereas a 40MHz channel uses two standard channels
and offers speeds of up to 300Mbps. However, not all devices
support 40MHz channels.
150Mbps whereas a 40MHz channel uses two standard channels
and offers speeds of up to 300Mbps. However, not all devices
support 40MHz channels.
Select the channel bandwidth you want to use for your wireless
network.
network.
It is recommended that you select 20/40 (20/40 MHz). This
allows the NWA to adjust the channel bandwidth depending on
network conditions.
allows the NWA to adjust the channel bandwidth depending on
network conditions.
Select 20 MHz if you want to lessen radio interference with other
wireless devices in your neighborhood.
wireless devices in your neighborhood.