Cisco Linksys WAG310G, User Manual

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Advanced Settings
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CTS Protection Mode —CTS (Clear-To-Send) Protection Mode’s default is Disabled .
Select Auto if you want the device to automatically use CTS Protection Mode when
your Wireless-G products are experiencing severe problems and are not able to
transmit to the device in an environment with heavy 802.11b traffic. This function
boosts the device’s ability to catch all Wireless-G transmissions but will severely
decrease performance.
Control TX Rate —The Control TX Rate should be set depending on the speed of
your wireless network. Select from a range of transmission speeds, or keep the
default,
Auto . When the Auto setting is selected, the Gateway automatically uses the
fastest possible data rate and enables the Auto-Fallback feature, which negotiates the
best possible connection speed between the Gateway and a wireless device.
Wireless Afterburner —To improve wireless performance when the Gateway is used
with devices that support SpeedBooster, select Enable . Otherwise, keep the default,
Disable .
Beacon Interval —Enter a value between 1 and 65,535 milliseconds. The Beacon
Interval value indicates the frequency interval of the beacon. A beacon is a packet
broadcast by the Gateway to synchronize the wireless network(s). The default value
is
100 .
DTIM Interval —This value, between 1 and 255, 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 Gateway 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, 2346 , is recommended. If a network packet is smaller than
the preset RTS threshold size, the RTS/CTS mechanism will not be enabled. The
Gateway 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 .