User's Manual

User Manual
Pepwave AP Pro
http://www.pepwave.com
21
Copyright ©
2011 Pepwave
Scanning Time
This setting determines how long the access point stays on the other channels
to discover Neighbor AP.
WMM
This option enables the Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM), as known as Wireless
Multimedia Extensions (WME) on the access point. It is always on by default.
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 48μs.
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 802.11abgn or
802.11n Only.
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
802.11abgn or 802.11n Only.
Frame
Aggregation
This option is only available when protocol 802.11abgn or 802.11n Only is
selected. Once selected, the feature Frame Aggregation will be enabled.
Aggregation
Length
This option will be available when Frame Aggregation in the above is enabled,
which will specify the length of aggregation data frames.