Understanding Fixed Rate Speeds

You can configure a radio for actual supported rates and advertised rates in megabits per second. You can assign multiple rates to the supported rates. Based on the interference and received strength signal indicator (RSSI), the actual rate is finalized from the list of supported rates.

Supported Rates

Supported rates are the rates that the access point supports. You can specify multiple rates; the access point automatically chooses the most efficient rate based on factors such as error rates and the distance of clients from the access point.

Basic Rates

Basic rates are the rates that the access point advertises to the network. This allows communications to be set up with other access points and clients on the network. It is more efficient for an access point to advertise a subset of its supported rates.

Related Topics

• Junos OS CLI Reference. See the transmit-rate-sets statement summary in the wlan Hierarchy and Statements.
• Junos OS J-Web Help. In the J-Web user interface, select Configure>Wireless LAN>Settings and click Help.