4.4.1 Access Point Settings
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
LEBAL DESCRIPTION
Access Point
Default setting is set to
Activated
. If you do not have any
wireless, both 802.11g and 802.11b, device in your
network, select
Deactived.
Channel
The range of radio frequencies used by IEEE 802.11b/g
wireless devices is called a channel. Select a channel
from the drop-down list box.
Beacon interval
The Beacon Interval value indicates the frequency
interval of the beacon. Enter a value between 20 and
1000. A beacon is a packet broadcast by the Router to
synchronize the wireless network.
RTS/CTS
Threshold
The RTS (Request To Send) threshold (number of bytes)
for enabling RTS/CTS handshake. Data with its frame
size larger than this value will perform the RTS/CTS
handshake. Setting this attribute to be larger than the
maximum MSDU (MAC service data unit) size turns off
the RTS/CTS handshake. Setting this attribute to zero
turns on the RTS/CTS handshake Enter a value between
1500 and 2347.
Fragmentation
Threshold
The threshold (number of bytes) for the fragmentation
boundary for directed messages. It is the maximum data
fragment size that can be sent. Enter a value between
256 and 2346.
DMIT
This value, between 1 and 255, indicates the interval of
the Delivery Traffic Indication Message (DTIM).
802.11b/g
The default setting is
802.11b+g
(Mixed mode). If you do
not know or have both 11g and 11b devices in your
network, then keep the default in
mixed mode
. From the
drop-down manual, you can select
802.11g
if you have
only 11g card. If you have only 11b card, then select
802.11b
.
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