WAP-O3G User Manual
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5.
Advanced Wireless Settings
On the WAP-O3G main menu, under Wireless, click
Advanced
. The Advanced page appears,
where you can configure the performance of your wireless network by changing the data rate,
transmit power, antenna type, fragmentation length, RTS/CTS threshold, Protection Mode,
WMM, Channel Bandwidth, Distance, and Wireless Traffic Shaping.
Data Rate:
From the drop-down list, choose the data transmission rate for the
device (It is set to Auto by default.)
Transmit Power
: The power needed depends on the
distance of the devices in your
wireless network. From the drop-down list, select the desired power. You can use
this feature to limit the coverage area of the wireless network.
Antenna
: This option sets the number of antennas that will be broadcasting. The
default setting, Diversity, is preferred when both antennas will broadcast and
receive.
Fragment Length
: When you choose a size from the drop-down list, p
ackets longer
than the specified size will be fragmented to improve performance on a noisy network.
RTS/CTS Threshold
: Type the packet size threshold for RTS/CTS (Request to
Send/Clear to send) to occur.
Protection Mode
:
If the wireless network will use a combination of 802.11b and 802.11g
devices, enabling this feature is recommended so that the 802.11b devices won’t degrade
the performance of the 802.11g devices. In the drop-down list, select Enable or Disable.
WMM
: In the drop-down list, select Enable or Disable for
wireless multimedia mode.
Channel Bandwidth: In the drop-down list, select the wireless channel bandwidth in
MHz. The options are 20 MHz or 40 MHz.
Distance
: In the text box, type the desired range for the wireless network.
Wireless Traffic Shaping
: Use the options in this section to control packet delay for
improved network performance. In the drop-down list, select Enable to turn on
Wireless Traffic Shaping.