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Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-G Travel Router with SpeedBooster
The Wireless Tab - Advanced Wireless Settings
Wireless-G Travel Router with SpeedBooster
The Wireless Tab - Advanced Wireless Settings
This tab is used to set up the Router’s advanced wireless functions. These settings should only be adjusted by an
expert administrator as incorrect settings can reduce wireless performance.
Advanced Wireless
Frame Burst Mode
. Enabling this option should provide your network with greater performance, depending on
the manufacturer of your wireless products. If you are not sure how to use this option, keep the default,
Enabled
(Default)
.
AP Isolation
. This isolates all wireless clients and wireless devices on your network from each other. Wireless
devices will be able to communicate with the Router but not with each other. To use this function, click
Enabled
.
AP Isolation is disabled by default.
Authentication Type
. The default is set to
Open System
, allows either Open System or Shared Key
authentication to be used. 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.
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.
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)
.
CTS Protection Mode
. CTS (Clear-To-Send) Protection Mode should be set to
Auto
(Default)
. The Router will
automatically use CTS Protection Mode when your Wireless-G products are experiencing severe problems and
are not able to transmit to the Router in an environment with heavy 802.11b traffic. This function boosts the
Router’s ability to catch all Wireless-G transmissions but will severely decrease performance.
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.
Figure 5-23: Wireless Tab - Advanced Wireless
Settings
cts
(clear to send): a signal sent by a wireless
device, signifying that it is ready to receive data.
dtim
: a message included in data packets
that can increase wireless efficiency.
