Network Router User Manual

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5.6WirelessAdvancedSettings
Ifyoudonothaveexperiencewithconfiguringadvancedwirelesssettings,leavetheseoptionsat
theirdefaultsettings.Otherwise,anychangesyoumakecanaffectperformanceadversely.
5.6.1AdvancedSettings(AccessPoint)
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FragmentThreshold
Specifythemaximumpacketsizeduringtransmission.Ifalargenumberofclientsare
accessingtheWLAN,specifyasmallvaluetoavoidcollisions.
RTSThreshold
RTSthresholdisatriggertoengagetheexchangeofRTSandCTSmessagesbetween
theAccessPointandclient.Thetriggerisatypeof“handshaking ” approachthat
providesanadditionallayerofcontrolovertheuseofthesharedmediumby
indicatingtheamountoftimeawirelessdevice,attemptingtosend,willwaitfora
recipienttoacknowledgethatitisready.IfthepacketsizeissmallerthantheRTS
threshold,thewirelessrouterwillnotusetheRTS/CTSmechanismtosendthe
packet.Toensurecommunication,usethemaximumvalue.Decreasingthisvalue
causesthesendingdevicetodiscardthecurrentpacketandmoveontothenext.
BeaconInterval
Specifythedurationbetweenbeaconpackets.AccessPointsbroadcastBe aco nsor
TrafficIndicationMessages(TIM)tosynchronizeWLANs.Thedefaultsettingof100
shouldbefineformostsituations.Ina"noisy"environmentwithmuchint erference,
decreasingthisvaluecanimprovenetworkperformance.Inveryremotelocations
(withfewwirelessnodes),youcanincreasethisvalue.
DTIMPeriod
Specifyavaluebetween1and255fortheDeliveryTrafficIndicationMessage
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