Network Router User Manual

(DTIM).ADTIMisacountdownthatinformsclientsaboutthenextwindowfor
listeningtobroadcastandmulticastmessages.Thedefaultvalueis1.
Note:TheDTIMisamultipleoftheBeacon(TIM),soiftheDTIMissetto3,aDTIM
messageissentwitheverythirdBeacon.
PreambleType
Tellsthereceiverthatdataisontheway.Thepreambleallowsthereceiverto
acquirethewirelesssignalandsynchronizeitselfwiththetransmitter.SelectLong
PreambleorShortPreamble.LongPreamblecanprovidebetterwirelessLAN
compatibilitywithlegacydevices,whileShortPreamblecanprovidebetterWLAN
performance.
TxPower
Letsyouincreaseordecreasetransmitpower.Highertransmitpowermayprevent
connectionstothenetwork,whilethelowertransmitpowercanpreventclients
fromconnectingtothedevice.
Distance
SpecifythedistancebetweenAccessPointsandclients.Longerdistancesmaydrop
high‐speedconnections.
Layer2Isolation
EnableordisableLayer2Isolation.Layer2isolationpreventscommunicationand
datasharingbetweenwirelessstationsassociatedwithdifferentAccessPoints.
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5.6.2AdvancedSettings(ClientBridge/ClientRouter)
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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
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