Configure Wireless Settings
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Field Name
Description
Xpress Technology
Allows you to enable or disable Xpress Technology.
Afterburner
Technology
Allows you to enable or disable Afterburner Technology.
54g Protection
Allows you to prioritize 802.11g communication when there is a mix
of 802.11b and 802.11g devices in the wireless network using one of
the following options:
Auto (factory default)
Allows 802.11b and 802.11g cells to interoperate seamlessly.
Off
Maximum performance. Networks with 802.11g-only wireless
client devices.
Rate
Allows you to fix the data rate for wireless connections. The
following data rates are available:
Auto (factory default), 1 Mbps, 2 Mbps, 5.5 Mbps, 6 Mbps, 9 Mbps,
11 Mbps, 12 Mbps, 18 Mbps, 24 Mbps, 36 Mbps, 48 Mbps, 54 Mbps
Note:
In the automatic mode, data rate is a function of signal
strength and signal quality.
Output Power
Allows you to adjust the relative output power of your gateway
wireless transmitter. The following settings are available:
100% (factory default), 75%, 50%, and 25%.
Beacon Interval
Displays the time interval that the WAP uses to announce itself to
remote devices. The Beacon Interval should be left at 100 ms for
compliance with most client cards. The Beacon Interval specifies how
often packets are sent by the Access Point (AP) to synchronize a
wireless network and its clients.
DTIM Interval
Displays the time interval between Broadcasts/Multicast
transmissions. The DTIM (Delivery Traffic Indication Message)
Interval is a countdown informing the wireless clients of the next
window for listening to broadcast and multicast messages. When the
AP has buffered broadcast or multicast messages for associated
clients, it sends the next DTIM with a DTIM Interval value. AP
clients hear the beacons and awaken to receive the broadcast and
multicast messages. The DTIM Interval should be left at 3 ms for
compliance with most client cards.
Fragmentation
Threshold
Allows you to set the fragmentation threshold. This threshold should
be set equivalent to the maximum Ethernet frame size allowable on
the link including overhead (1536 bytes). Lesser settings can damage
data throughput as large frames could be fragmented or collisions
could occur. The factory default is 2346.
RTS Threshold
Determines at what packet size beyond which the ready to
send/clear to send (RTS/CTS) mechanism is invoked. The factory
default is 2347.
