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3. Software

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Chapter 3 - Software Configuration

Access Point

Access Point Mode

In “Access Point” mode, the ASUS 802.11g AP will operate as a MAC

layer learning bridge and forward packets between wireless mobile clients

and the Ethernet network.

A wireless LAN that uses the ASUS 802.11g AP in “Access Point” mode

generally consists of one or more 802.11g/b Access Points and one or more

wireless mobile clients that have an 802.11g/b adapter installed.

The ASUS 802.11g AP maintains a table of MAC addresses, which it has

learned are located either on the Ethernet network or on the radio network

by monitoring the source address of packets it receives. For example, if the

ASUS 802.11g AP receives a packet over its radio, it creates an entry in its

table for the node that sent the packet and labels the entry as a member of

the radio network. The ASUS 802.11g AP removes an entry from the table

after five minutes of inactivity.

When the ASUS 802.11g AP receives a packet from the Ethernet network,

it compares the packet’s destination address with the node addresses listed

in its table. If the packet’s destination address is not in the table, the ASUS

802.11g AP will forward the packet to the wireless mobile clients. If the

packet’s destination address is listed in the table as a member of the radio

network, the ASUS 802.11g AP will forward the packet to the wireless

mobile clients. If the packet’s destination address is listed in the table as a

member of the Ethernet network, the ASUS 802.11g AP will not forward

the packet to the wireless mobile clients. The ASUS 802.11g AP applies

the same principles to determine if a packet received over its radio should

be forwarded to the Ethernet network.

The ASUS 802.11g AP forwards all broadcast packets to wireless mobile

clients. Given this, the ASUS 802.11g AP can only support a limited amount

of network traffic. It is recommended that you only use the ASUS 802.11g

AP on networks that contain less than 512 nodes.

The number of wireless mobile clients that can be supported by the ASUS

802.11g AP depends on the amount of information that each client exchanges

with the network. Therefore, the number of clients that can be supported

by one ASUS 802.11g AP will vary based on the applications in use and

how frequently network information is accessed.

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