User manual

Field
Description
Authentication Type
Open System:
Open System authentication is not required
to be successful while a client may decline to authenticate
with any particular other client.
Shared Key: Shared Key is only available if the WEP option
is implemented. Shared Key authentication supports
authentication of clients as either a member of those who
know a shared secret key or a member of those who do not.
IEEE 802.11 Shared Key authentication accomplishes this
without the need to transmit the secret key in clear.
Requiring the use of the WEP privacy mechanism.
Auto: Auto is the default authentication algorithm. It will
change its authentication type automatically to fulfill client’s
requirement.
Fragment Threshold
This value should remain at its default setting of 2346. It
specifies the maximum size for a packet before data is
fragmented into multiple packets. If you experience a high
packet error rate, you may slightly increases the “Fragment
Threshold” value within the value range of 256 to 2346.
Setting this value too low may result in poor network
performance. Only minor modifications of this value are
recommended.
RTS Thresho
ld
This value should remain at its default setting of 2347. Should you
encounter inconsistent data flow, only minor modifications are
recommended. If a network packet is smaller than the preset “RTS
threshold” size, the RTS/CTS mechanism will not be enabled. The ADSL
modem (or AP) sends Request to Send (RTS) frames to a particular receiving
station and negotiates the sending of a data frame. After receiving an RTS,
the wireless station responds with a Clear to Send (CTS) frame to
acknowledge the right to begin transmission.
Beacon Interval
The Beacon Interval value indicates the frequency interval of the beacon.
Enter a value between 20 and 1024. A beacon is a packet broadcast by the
ADSL modem
(Or AP) to synchronize the wireless network. The default is 100.
Data Rate
The rate of data transmission should be set depending on the speed of your
wireless network. You should select from a range of transmission speeds, or
you can select Auto to have the ADSL modem (or AP) automatically use the
fastest possible data rate and enable the Auto-Fallback feature. Auto-
Fallback will negotiate the best possible connection speed between the AP
and a wireless client. The default setting is Auto.