StarTech.com GAME511WB, Instruction Manual

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Wireless Advanced Settings
The Wireless Advanced Settings screen lets you set advanced parameters for your
GAME511WB. You should not change these parameters unless you are comfortable with
networking and know what effect the changes will have on the GAME511WB.
Parameter Description
Authentication Type
Choose the type of authentication for your wireless LAN:
Open System:
In Open System, wireless stations can associate
with the wireless router without any WEP encryption.
Shared Key:
With Shared Key, only wireless clients with the
same WEP encryption key will be able to associate with the
router. In Shared Key mode, you will need to set up a WEP key
(See
Encryption
on
page 15
for details).
Both:
If you select Both, your wireless clients will be able to
associate with the wireless access point using either
authentication type.
Fragment Threshold
Specifies the maximum packet size for data transmission. If
you set this value too low, it will result in bad performance.
RTS Threshold
Specifies the RTS threshold for data transmission. When a data
packet is less than the specified RTS threshold, the wireless
router will not use the RTS/CT mechanism to send the packet.
Beacon Interval
Specifies the amount of time between beacon broadcasts.
Data Rate
Specifies the data transmission rate for the wireless router. The
wireless router will use the highest possible selected
transmission rate to transmit the data packets.
Preamble Type
Defines the length of the CRC block in the frames during the
wireless transmission. “Short Preamble” is appropriate for high
traffic networks. “Long Preamble” provides more reliable
communication for less busy networks.
Broadcast ESSID
When enabled, the Broadcast ESSID feature allows every
wireless station located in the wireless router’s coverage area to
easily locate the wireless router. If you are building a public
wireless network, you should consider enabling this feature.
Disabling this feature provides better security.