| Authentication Type
The default is set to Auto (Default)
authentication. With Open System
authentication, the sender and the recipient do NOT use a
WEP key for authentication. With Shared Key
authentication, the sender and recipient use a WEP key for
authentication.
Transmission Rate
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 select
Auto (Default) to have the Router automatically use the
fastest possible data rate and enable the Auto-Fallback
feature. Auto-Fallback will negotiate the best possible
connection speed between the Router and a wireless client. The
default value is Auto (Default).
Basic Rate
The Basic Rate setting is not actually
one rate of transmission but a series of rates at which the
Router can transmit. The Router will advertise its Basic Rate
to the other wireless devices in your network, so they know
which rates will be used. The Router will also advertise that
it will automatically select the best rate for transmission.
The default setting is Default, when the Router can
transmit at all standard wireless rates (1-2Mbps, 5.5Mbps,
11Mbps, 18Mbps, and 24Mbps). Other options are 1-2Mbps,
for use with older wireless technology, and All, when
the Router can transmit at all wireless rates. The Basic Rate
is not the actual rate of data transmission. If you want to
specify the Router’s rate of data transmission, configure the
Transmission Rate setting.
DTIM Interval
This value indicates the interval of the
Delivery Traffic Indication Message (DTIM). A DTIM field is a
countdown field informing clients of the next window for
listening to broadcast and multicast messages. When the Router
has buffered broadcast or multicast messages for associated
clients, it sends the next DTIM with a DTIM Interval value.
Its clients hear the beacons and awaken to receive the
broadcast and multicast messages. The default value is
1.
Fragmentation Threshold
This value specifies the maximum size for
a packet before data is fragmented into multiple packets. If
you experience a high packet error rate, you may slightly
increase the Fragmentation Threshold. Setting the
Fragmentation Threshold too low may result in poor network
performance. Only minor reduction of the default value is
recommended. In most cases, it should remain at its default
value of 2346.
RTS Threshold
Should you encounter inconsistent data
flow, only minor reduction of the default value, 2346,
is recommended. If a network packet is smaller than the preset
RTS threshold size, the RTS/CTS mechanism will not be enabled.
The Router sends Request to Send (RTS) frames to a particular
receiving station and negotiates the sending of a data frame.
After receiving an RTS, the wireless station responds with a
Clear to Send (CTS) frame to acknowledge the right to begin
transmission. The RTS Threshold value should remain at its
default value of 2346.
Beacon Interval
The default value is 100. The
Beacon Interval value indicates the frequency interval of the
beacon. A beacon is a packet broadcast by the Router to
synchronize the wireless network.
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