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To enter the Max Number of Stations, Fragmentation Threshold, RTS Threshold, Beacon
Period, DTIM Interval and to enable Multicast PM buffering, select the Advanced Wireless
screen.
If you have several AP’s at one location, set the Max Number of Stations to a lower value to
balance the load on each AP. We suggest using a value between 25 and 50 stations for most
WISP installations. This can be increased if client bandwidth limiting is used.
Telex recommends using the default value of Fragmentation Threshold and RTS Threshold
for the 2480AA AP. Only minor modifications of these 2 values are recommended.
The Beacon Period determines the interval of time between successive beacons. The beacon is
a packet broadcast by the AP to keep the network synchronized.
The DTIM Interval determines the number of beacons between each Delivery Traffic Indication
Message (DTIM). This informs clients of the next window for listening to broadcast and
multicast messages. When the AP has buffered broadcast or multicast messages for associated
clients, it sends the next DTIM with a DTIM Interval value. Clients for that AP hear the beacons
and awaken to receive the broadcast and multicast messages.
Enabling Multicast PM buffering can avoid network congestion when there are too many
clients to transmit data simultaneously.
Make any changes you require, then click Save.