Operation Manual

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Parameters Description
Fragment Threshold "Fragment Threshold" specifies the maximum size
of packet during the fragmentation of data to be
transmitted. If you set this value too low, it will result
in bad performance.
RTS Threshold When the packet size is smaller the RTS threshold,
the wireless router will not use the RTS/CTS
mechanism to send this packet.
Beacon Interval The interval of time that this wireless router broadcast
a beacon. Beacon is used to synchronize the
wireless network.
DTIM Period The DTIM period you specify here indicates how
often the clients served by this access point should
check for buffered data still on the AP awaiting pickup.
Max Data Rate T he “Data R ate” is the rate this access point uses to
transmit data packets. The access point will use the
highest possible selected transmission rate to
transmit the data packets.
Preamble Type T he “Long P ream ble” can provide b ette r w ire less
LA N com patibility w hile the “S h ort P re am ble ” can
provide better wireless LAN performance.
Broadcast ESSID If yo u enab le “B roadcast E S S ID ”, eve ry w ireless
station located within the coverage of this access
point can discover this access point easily. If you are
building a public wireless network, enabling this
feature is recom m ende d. D isablin g “B roadcast
E S S ID ” can p rovide b ette r security.
CTS Protect It is recommended to enable the protection
mechanism. This mechanism can decrease the rate
of data collision between 802.11b and 802.11g
wireless stations. When the protection mode is
enabled, the throughput of the AP will be a little lower
due to many of frame traffic should be transmitted.