D-Link Air DWL-900AP User Manual page 35

SNMP Utility Menus (continued)
Access Point Name:
The Access Point can be assigned a name for easy reference here.
Transmit Rate:
By default the unit adaptively selects the highest possible rate for
transmission. Select the basic rates to be used among the following options:
Auto, 1, 2, 5.5, or 11 Mbps. For most networks the default setting, Auto will
be the best choice. When Auto (Rate Fall Back) is enabled the transmission
rate will select the optimum rate. If obstacles or interference are present, the
system will automatically fall back to a lower rate.
Operation Mode
Use this menu to select how the Access Point will function on your WLAN.
The previous discussion of Operations Modes contains illustrated examples
of the four available operation modes. Click Apply to put the changes into
effect.
Mode: Choose one of the following:
Access Point:
This mode provides access for wireless stations to a wired Ethernet LAN and
from the wired LAN to the wireless stations. Furthermore, wireless stations
within the range of the Access Point will communicate with each other
through the device. This is the default operation mode of the Access Point.
Access Point Client:
This mode can be used to connect a remote Ethernet LAN or a single station
with a central LAN, to create an extended single virtual LAN. In this way, any
station of the Remote LAN can successfully communicate with any station of
the central LAN as if they were members of the same physical LAN. Wireless
end stations can not associate with an Access Point in Client mode except by
means of another access point. As a client, the Access Point must operate
within a BSS and therefore must use a designated BSS base station (usually
another Access Point) for all communications through its wireless interface.
Use the BSSID: entry field to define the wireless station used to direct
wireless traffic of the device.
Wireless Bridge: Two types of wireless bridge connections are allowed:
3. Point-to-Point: The Access Point still functions as the central controller
for wireless stations within its BSS, but it will only communicate with one
other wireless bridge. The designated access point with which it
communicates is identified by the BSSID.
4. Point to Multipoint: The Access Point is able to communicate with any
available wireless bridge on the same channel.