You are setting up a wireless network using autonomous APs.
Which two statements are true? (Choose two.)
Click on the arrows to vote for the correct answer
A. B. C. D.AC.
Autonomous APs are standalone wireless access points that do not require a wireless LAN controller (WLC) to manage them. Here are the two true statements about autonomous APs:
B. At least one data rate must be set to Basic: In a wireless network, data rates refer to the speed at which data is transmitted between the wireless devices and the access point. Basic data rates are the minimum data rates that must be supported by all clients in order to establish a connection with the access point. Therefore, at least one data rate must be set to Basic to ensure that all clients can connect to the network. The basic rate can be set to different values depending on the wireless standard used (e.g. 1 Mbps for 802.11b, 6 Mbps for 802.11a/g).
C. The AP sends multicast and management frames at the lowest basic rate: Multicast and management frames are types of wireless frames that are used for specific purposes such as broadcasting information to multiple clients or managing the network. In order to ensure that these frames are transmitted reliably, the AP sends them at the lowest basic rate. This is because the lowest basic rate has the longest range and is less prone to interference than higher data rates. By sending multicast and management frames at the lowest basic rate, the AP ensures that all clients can receive them and respond accordingly.
Therefore, options B and C are both true statements about autonomous APs. Option A is false because wireless devices do not always attempt to transmit at the highest data rate set to Basic; they transmit at the highest data rate that they can reliably achieve based on their signal strength and other factors. Option D is also false because 5-GHz radios do support 40-MHz channel width, which allows for higher data rates and greater throughput in a wireless network.