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Wireless Performance
The
Wireless Performance
menu is used to configure settings for the Wireless Broadband
Router’s access point. Configuring these settings may improve the performance but if you are
not familiar with them, leave them at the default settings. Click
Apply
when you have completed
your changes.
Wireless Performance menu
See the table below for a description of Wireless Performance menu parameters.
Performance
Parameter
Description
Tx Rate
A pull-down menu for selecting the transmitting rate: Auto, 1, 2, 5.5, 6, 9, 11, 12, 18,
24, 36, 48, and 54.
Transmit Power
Allows the user to adjust the transmit power of the router. A high transmit power
allows a greater area range of accessibility to the router. When multiple overlapping
access points are present, it may be desirable to reduce transmission power.
Beacon Interval
Beacons are emitted from the router in order to synchronize the wireless network. You
may set the Beacon Interval range between 20-100 microseconds per beacon sent.
The default is 100.
DTIM Interval
DTIM (Delivery Traffic Indication Message) Period is a countdown informing clients of
the next window for listening to broadcast and multicast messages. The default
setting is 3.
CTS Mode
The Clear To Send mode is designed to minimize collisions among wireles devices.
Most users will want to keep the default setting of Auto.
WMM Function
Enable or disable the Wireless MultiMedia function.