5.6
Wireless
Advanced
Settings
If
you
do
not
have
experience
with
configuring
advanced
wireless
settings,
leave
these
options
at
their
default
settings.
Otherwise,
any
changes
you
make
can
affect
performance
adversely.
5.6.1
Advanced
Settings
(Access
Point)
Fragment
Threshold
Specify
the
maximum
packet
size
during
transmission.
If
a
large
number
of
clients
are
accessing
the
WLAN,
specify
a
small
value
to
avoid
collisions.
RTS
Threshold
RTS
threshold
is
a
trigger
to
engage
the
exchange
of
RTS
and
CTS
messages
between
the
Access
Point
and
client.
The
trigger
is
a
type
of
“handshaking”
approach
that
provides
an
additional
layer
of
control
over
the
use
of
the
shared
medium
by
indicating
the
amount
of
time
a
wireless
device,
attempting
to
send,
will
wait
for
a
recipient
to
acknowledge
that
it
is
ready.
If
the
packet
size
is
smaller
than
the
RTS
threshold,
the
wireless
router
will
not
use
the
RTS/CTS
mechanism
to
send
the
packet.
To
ensure
communication,
use
the
maximum
value.
Decreasing
this
value
causes
the
sending
device
to
discard
the
current
packet
and
move
on
to
the
next.
Beacon
Interval
Specify
the
duration
between
beacon
packets.
Access
Points
broadcast
Beacons
or
Traffic
Indication
Messages
(TIM)
to
synchronize
WLANs.
The
default
setting
of
100
should
be
fine
for
most
situations.
In
a
"noisy"
environment
with
much
interference,
decreasing
this
value
can
improve
network
performance.
In
very
remote
locations
(with
few
wireless
nodes),
you
can
increase
this
value.
DTIM
Period
Specify
a
value
between
1
and
255
for
the
Delivery
Traffic
Indication
Message
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