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Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration
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authentication types.
Fragment Threshold
“Fragment Threshold” specifies the maximum size of packet during the
fragmentation of data to be transmitted. If you set this value too low, it will
result in bad performance.
RTS Threshold
When the packet size is smaller than the RTS threshold, the access point
will not use the RTS/CTS mechanism to send this packet.
Beacon Interval
The interval of time that this access point broadcast a beacon. Beacon is
used to synchronize the wireless network.
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
Preamble type defines the length of CRC block in the frames during the
wireless communication. “Short Preamble” is suitable for high traffic
wireless network. “Long Preamble” can provide more reliable
communication.
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”, the access point will automatically broadcast
information of associated wireless stations to its neighbors. This will help
wireless station roaming smoothly between access points. If you have
more than one access points in your wireless LAN and wireless stations
have roaming requirements, enabling this feature is recommended.
Disabling “IAPP” can provide better security.
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.