User's Manual

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Data Rate: You can fix the data rate to different values as 11Mbps or 24Mbps. However it is
recommended to set the setting to “Best” for the AP to determine the best data rate to be use.
Transmit Power: Sometimes, it is useful to decrease the coverage range of each AP, so that
more APs can be located together without interference to one another. The default
transmission power is 100%.
Antenna Diversity: Default selected as 1 for transmitting/receiving of signals using one
antenna.
Beacon Interval: Choose between 20 to 1000. Low Beacon Interval will make the association
and roaming process very responsive. However, throughput will decrease, so it is necessary to
strike a balance. Typical Beacon Interval is set to 100ms.
Data Beacon Rate (DTIM): Choose between 1 to 255.This is always a multiple of the beacon
interval. It determines how often the beacon contains a delivery traffic indication message
(DTIM). The DTIM tells power-save client devices that a packet is waiting for them.
RTS/CTS Threshold: Enter a value between 0 and 2347.
Short Preamble: Enable to use Short Preamble in the Wireless LAN packet headers. Most
manufacturers implement long preambles. Even if there is a mismatch between AP and the
client, they can still connect well and the mismatch may not be noticeable to most users. Do
not change this setting without seeking advice.
Protection Mode: Select None, Always or Auto.
Protection Rate: Select 1Mbps, 2Mbps, 5.5Mbps or 11Mbps.
Protection Type: Select either CTS only or RTS-CTS.
Short Slot Time: Enable or disable short time slot usage.
Allow 2.4GHz 54Mbps Stations Only: Use this radio button to enable or disable the
association of 2.4 GHz 54 Mbps STA only.
Security Setting
This section allows you to configure wireless encryption to prevent unwelcome parties from
reading your traffic. Authentication can also be configured to block outsiders from accessing
your network.
Disable: No wireless security.
WEP: Select to apply WEP security.
WPA-PSK: Select to apply WPA-PSK security.
WPA: Select to apply WPA security.