User's Guide

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Chapter 4

Congure the Access Point

• Fragmentation Threshold - This value is the maximum size determining whether

packets will be fragmented. Setting a low value for the Fragmentation Threshold may

result in poor network performance because of excessive packets. 2346 is the default

setting and is recommended.

• DTIM Interval - This value determines 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 access point

has buffered broadcast or multicast messages for associated clients, it sends the

next DTIM with a DTIM Interval value. You can specify the value between 1-255

Beacon Intervals. The default value is 1, which indicates the DTIM Interval is the same

as Beacon Interval.

• Enable WMM - WMM function can guarantee the packets with high-priority messages

being transmitted preferentially. It is strongly recommended to enable this function.

• Enable Short GI - It is recommended to enable this function, for it will increase the

data capacity by reducing the guard interval time.

• Enable AP Isolation - This function isolates all connected wireless stations so that

wireless stations cannot access each other through WLAN. This function will be

disabled if WDS/Bridge is enabled.

4. 4. 5. Wireless Statistics

The configuration for each operation mode is almost the same, we take Access Point

mode for example here.

1. Visit http://tplinkap.net, and log in using admin (all lowercase) for both username and password.

2. Go to Wireless > Wireless Statistics to check the data packets sent and received by each

client device connected to the access point.

• MAC Address - The MAC address of the connected wireless client.

• Current Status - The running status of the connected wireless client.

• Received Packets - Packets received by the wireless client.

• Sent Packets - Packets sent by the wireless client.

• Configure - The button is used for loading the item to the Wireless MAC Filtering list.