Wireless 11g Broadband Router
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4.5.2 Radio Setting
This page allows you to configure the radio’s advanced features. If you don’t
know how to configure these settings, it’s recommended to leave these
parameters at their default settings. Modifying these settings can affect the
performance of the router.
h
Beacon Period:
The default value is
100 milliseconds
. This value refers
to the frequency interval that the router broadcasts a beacon to synchronize
the wireless network. As broadcasting beacon do require additional
bandwidth, lowering this value too much may adversely affect the wireless
performance.
h
RTS Threshold:
The default value is
2347 bytes
. This value refers to the
packet size at which the router issues an RTS (Request-to-Send) frame to
a receiving station. Any frames larger than the specified threshold must be
transmitted following the RTS/CTS handshake exchange mechanism. After
receiving and RTS, the wireless stations responds with a CTS (Clear-to-
Send) frame to acknowledge the right to begin data transmission. This
RTS/CTS mechanism is used to minimize collisions among wireless
stations.
h
Fragment Threshold:
The default value is
2346 bytes
. This value refers
to the size at which a packet is divided into smaller pieces that are
transmitted separately to the receiving wireless stations. If there is a high
packet error rate, you may need to adjust this value to find the best
performance.
h
DTIM Period:
The default value is
1 beacon period
. This value refers to
