Freeway DSL User’s Manual
Beacon
Interval
Specifies the interval between beacon packets, which IEEE 802.11
systems use to synchronize clients. Beacon packets contain timing and
other information that is broadcast over the airwaves. Any station that
receives the beacon packet can then synchronize with the system
broadcasting beacons. The default value of the beacon period is 100
milliseconds.
Data Rate
The rate of data transmission should be set depending on the speed of
your wireless network. You can select from a range of transmission
speeds, or you can select Auto to have the Router automatically use the
fastest possible data rate and enable the Auto-Fallback feature. Auto-
Fallback will negotiate the best possible connection speed between the
Router and a wireless client. The default value is Auto.
Preamble
Type
Preamble is part of the wireless signal that synchronizes network traffic.
Select the appropriate preamble type, Long Preamble (default) or Short
Preamble. High network traffic areas should use the shorter preamble
type.
Broadcast
SSID
When wireless clients survey the local area for wireless networks to
associate with, they will detect the SSID broadcast by the Router. To
broadcast the Router's SSID, keep the default setting, Enable. If you do
not want to broadcast the Router's SSID, then select Disable.
Relay
Blocking
Enables you to prevent your server from being used as a relay host.
Ethernet to
Wireless
Blocking
Enables you to isolate your wireless LAN from wired LAN for either
quarantine or limit access reasons. To isolate means neither of the
parties can access each other.
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