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7.3.3 Performance Tuning
Advanced Wireless Settings – Performance Tuning
Beacon Rate
This setting provides the option to send beacon in different transmit bit rate and
the bit rates are: 1Mbps, 2Mbps, 5.5Mbps, 6Mbps, 11Mbps.
Beacon Interval
This setting provides the option to set the time between each beacon send.
Available options are: 100ms, 250ms and 500ms.
DTIM Period
This setting provides the option to set the frequency for beacon to include
Delivery Traffic Indication Message, DTIM. The interval unit is in millisecond.
RTS Threshold
This setting provides the option to set the minimum packet size for the unit to
send an RTS using the RTS/CTS handshake. Setting zero would disable this
feature.
Distance / Time
Convertor
This is a convertor which will automatically adjust and recommend the Slot Time,
ACK Timeout and CTS Timeout based on the distance you have entered.
Slot Time
This setting provides the option to modify the unit wait time before it transmits.
The default value is 9μs.
ACK Timeout
This setting provides the option to set the wait time to receive acknowledgement
packet before doing retransmission. The default value is 48
μs.
CTS Timeout
This setting provides the option to specify the timeout for the unit to wait for CTS
response in the RTS/CTS handshake. The default value is 48μs.
This option will be disabled if you have chosen to use protocol 802.11bgn.
802.11g
Protection
Enable this setting to in favor of 802.11g devices in mixed mode (11g and 11b)
networks. This option will be disabled if you have chosen to use protocol
802.11bgn.