
IAR-142-/142+-3G User Manual
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Label
Description
Beacon Interval
A beacon is a packet sent by a wireless access point to
synchronize wireless devices. The beacon interval value indicates
the frequency interval of the beacon. Increasing the beacon
interval reduces the number of beacons and the overhead
associated with them. The default value is 100, but 50 is
recommended when reception is poor.
DTIM Interval
The default value is 1. This value, between 1 and 255
milliseconds, indicates the interval of the Delivery Traffic
Indication Message (DTIM). A DTIM field is a countdown field
informing clients of the next window for listening to broadcast and
multicast messages. When the AP has buffered broadcast or