Accton Technology WA3001B17 User Manual

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Advanced Settings

Operation Mode: This may be set to Access Point, Repeater or Ethernet Converter.

These modes are described below:

• Access Point – functions as a standard IEEE 802.11b access point

• Repeater – repeats an access point’s signals to extend the acess points coverage

• Ethernet Converter – provides a wireless connection to an access point via an RJ-45 connection to devices such as Microsoft Xbox and Ethernet ready embedded devices

YSTEM CONFIGURATION

The parameters that follow may be configured in any of the three modes descibed above but the user is advised to leave them at their default settings.

Transmission Rate: Set the data rate transmitted from the Wireless Access Point. The lower the data rate, the longer the transmission distance. (Default: Fully Automatic.)

RTS Threshold: Set the RTS (Request to Send) frame length. You may configure the access point to initiate an RTS frame. If the packet size is smaller than the preset RTS threshold size, the RTS/CTS mechanism will NOT be enabled

The access point sends Request to Send (RTS) frames to a particular receiving station to negotiate the sending of a data frame. After receiving an RTS, the station sends a CTS (Clear to Send) frame to acknowledge the right of the sending station to send data frames. The access points contending for the medium may not be aware of each other. The RTS/CTS mechanism can solve this “Hidden Node Problem.” (Default: 2347)

Fragmentation Threshold: The Fragmentation Threshold can be set between 256 and 2,346. If the packet size is smaller than the preset Fragment size, the packet will not be segmented.

Fragmentation of the PDUs (Package Data Unit) can increase the reliability of transmissions because it increases the probability of a successful transmission due to smaller frame size. If there is significant interference present, or collisions due to high network utilization, try setting the fragment size to send smaller fragments. This will enable the retransmission of smaller frames much faster. However, it is more efficient to set the fragment size larger if very little or no interference is present because it requires overhead to send multiple frames. (Default: 2346)

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Basic Rate: The highest rate specified is the rate the

Wireless Access Point will use when transmitting broadcast/multicast and management frames. (Default: 1, 2 Mbps.)

Preamble Type: The access points and client card drivers have a radio setting for RF Preamble. Enabling it can boost your throughput. Preamble Type offers a drop-down list with two options: Long or Short. If you are not sure whether all the clients and access point radios in your wireless network support the Short RF preamble, then leave this setting on Long (default).

Transmit Power: Set the signal strength transmitted from the access point. The longer the transmission distance, the higher the transmission power required. (Default: Super)

Selections - Weak, Medium, Normal, High and Super

YSTEM CONFIGURATION

Filter

The MAC Filtering feature of the SMC2671W allows you to control access to your network clients based on the MAC (Media Access Control) Address of the client machine. This ID is unique to each network adapter. If the MAC address is listed in the table, that client machine will not have access to the network.

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Tools

Use the Tools menu to backup the current configuration, restore a previously saved configuration, restore factory settings, update firmware, and reset the SMC2671W.

Configuration Tools

• Backup Settings – saves the SMC2671W’s configuration to a file.

• Restore Settings – restores settings from a saved backup configuration file.

• Restore to Factory Defaults – restores the SMC2671W settings back to the factory default original.

YSTEM CONFIGURATION

Firmware Upgrade

Use this screen to update the firmware or user interface to the latest versions. Download the upgrade file from the web site and save it to your hard drive. In the Upgrade Target field, choose Firmware. Then click Browse to look for the previously downloaded file. Click APPLY. Check the Status page Information section to confirm that the upgrade process was successful.

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Reset

Click APPLY to reset the SMC2617W. The reset will be complete when the power LED stops blinking.

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Status

The Status screen displays WAN/LAN connection status, firmware, and hardware version numbers of the SMC2671W.

Statistics

The Statistics page displays transmit and receive statistics for all associated stations.

TILITY INSTALLATION

(98/ME/NT/2000)

Utility Installation (98/Me/NT/2000)

1. Insert the SMC2671W utility disk into the floppy drive on your

PC, and then enter the following command: A:\setup. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the utility program.

Using the AP Management Utility

1. Click Start/Programs/SMC/EZ Connect Wireless AP

Manager. The program will automatically scan for all access points on the network. If you want to subsequently detect all access points on the network, click Command and then select Scan AP from the menu.

2. From the list of detected SMC2671Ws, double-click on the

unit you wish to configure. A dialogue box will prompt you for the login password.

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