Data Rate
The “Data Rate” is the rate this access point uses to
transmit data packets. The access point will use the
highest possible selected transmission rate to
transmit the data packets.
Preamble Type
The “Long Preamble” can provide better wireless
LAN compatibility while the “Short Preamble” can
provide better wireless LAN performance.
Broadcast ESSID
If you enable “Broadcast ESSID”, every wireless
station located within the coverage of this access
point can discover this access point easily. If you are
building a public wireless network, enabling this
feature is recommended. Disabling “Broadcast
ESSID” can provide better security.
IAPP
If you enable “IAPP”, it will allow wireless station
roaming between IAPP enabled access points within
the same wireless LAN.
802.11g Protection This is also called CTS Protection. It is recommended
to enable the protection mechanism. This mechanism
can decrease the rate of data collision between
802.11b and 802.11g wireless stations. When the
protection mode is enabled, the throughput of the AP
will be a little lower due to many of frame traffic
should be transmitted.
Click <
Apply>
at the bottom of the screen to save the above
configurations. You can now configure other advance sections or start
using the router.
2.4.3 Security
This Access Point provides complete wireless LAN security functions,
include WEP, IEEE 802.11x, IEEE 802.11x with WEP, WPA with pre-
shared key and WPA with RADIUS. With these security functions, you can
prevent your wireless LAN from illegal access. Please make sure your
wireless stations use the same security function.
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