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How Do I Configure the Wireless Home Gateway?
Field Name
Description
Afterburner
Technology
Allows you to enable or disable Afterburner Technology
Note:
Make sure that your wireless devices support this feature before
enabling it on your gateway.
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 100ms 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 Broadcast/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
Short Retry Limit
The number of times the gateway transmits an unacknowledged
unicast frame that is shorter than the RTS threshold before discarding
the frame. The factory default is 7
Long Retry Limit
The number of times the gateway transmits an unacknowledged
unicast frame that is longer than the RTS threshold before discarding
the frame. The factory default is 4
