| Authentication
Type |
The default is set to
Auto, in which it auto-detects for
Shared key or Open System. Shared
Key is when the sender and recipient use a WEP
key for authentication. Open System is when
the sender and the recipient do NOT use a WEP key
for authentication. |
| Basic
Data Rates |
|
This
defines the basic data rate your access point
will advertise. |
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| Transmission
Rates |
The default setting is
Auto. The range is from 1 to 54Mbps.
The rate of data
transmission should be set depending on the speed
of your wireless network. You can select from a
range of transmission speeds, or you can keep the
default setting, Auto, to have the Access
Point automatically use the fastest possible data
rate and enable the Auto-Fallback feature.
Auto-Fallback will negotiate the best possible
connection speed between the Access Point and a
wireless client. |
| Transmission
Power |
|
Determines
the power of wireless transmit. Use the default
value if you are unsure of what this setting
should be.
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CTS
Protection Mode |
Clear
To Send (CTS) protection mode ensures that 802.11g
client can maintain a performance advantage in a
mixed environment with 802.11b
devices. |
| Frame
Burst Mode |
Enabling this option
should provide your network with greater
performance, varying upon the manufacturer of your
wireless products. |
| Antenna
Selection |
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| Beacon
Interval |
This
defines how often your access point will send out
a wireless beacon. |
| DTIM
Interval |
This
defines the interval of the Delivery Traffic
Indication Message. Do not change this setting
unless you are experiencing problems on your
network. |
| Fragmentation
Threshold |
This
defines the threshold at which the access point
will begin to fragment packets. Do not change this
setting unless you are experiencing problems on
your network. |
| RTS
Threshold |
|
This
defines the threshold at which the access point
will start to implement a Request to Send (RTS).
Do not change this setting unless you are
experiencing problems on your network.
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