User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Introducing the 802.11a/g Router
- Installing the 802.11a/g Router
- What’s in the Box?
- A physical look at the back panel
- A physical look at the front panel
- Connecting the Cables
- High Level Configuration Steps Required for the 802.11a/g Router
- Setting up a Windows PC or wireless client as DHCP clients
- Configuring a PC running MS-Windows 95/98/Me:
- Configuring a PC running MS-Windows XP/2000:
- Confirming your PC’s IP Configuration:
- Connecting More Devices Through A Switch/Hub To The 802.11a/g Router
- Basic Configuration of the 802.11a/g Router
- Advanced Settings
- Managing your 802.11a/g Router
- How to View the device Status
- How to View the System Log
- Security Log
- DHCP Client Table
- Wireless Client Table
- Bridge Table
- WAN Status
- LAN Status
- Upgrading Firmware
- How to Save or Restore Configuration Changes
- How to Restore the System Settings to the Factory Defaults
- How to Reboot your 802.11a/g Router
- What if you Forgot the Password?
- Command Line Interface
- Text Configuration
- Specification
Wireless Settings
You can use this screen to configure various parameters of your 802.11a/g Router.
Beacon Interval: The 802.11a/g Router broadcasts beacon frames regularly to announce its existence.
The beacon Interval specifies how often beacon frames are transmitted - in time unit of milliseconds.
Its default value is 100; a valid value should be between 20 and 1000.
RTS Threshold: RTS/CTS frames are used to gain control of the medium for transmission. Any
unicast (data or control) frames larger than the specified RTS threshold must be transmitted following
the RTS/CTS handshake exchange mechanism. The RTS threshold should have a value between 0 and
2347 bytes, with a default value of 2347. A value of zero activates the RTS/CTS handshake before
every transmission. It is recommended that this value does not deviate from the default too much.
Fragmentation: When the size of a unicast frame exceeds the fragmentation threshold, the frame will
be fragmented before transmission. The threshold should have a value of 256-2346 bytes, with a
default value of 2346. If you experience a high packet error rate, you should slightly decrease the
Fragmentation Threshold.
DTIM Interval: The 802.11a/g Router buffers packets for stations that operate in the power-saving
mode. A Delivery Traffic Indication Message (DTIM) contains information on which power-
conserving stations have packets waiting to be received. The DTIM interval specifies how often
beacon frames should contain DTIMs. It should have a value between 1 and 255, with a default value
of 3.
User Limitation: You can limit the number of stations that can get associated with the 802.11 a/g
Router; the purpose is to assure the WLAN service quality provided.
Enable privacy separator: To increase the security and prevent any two WLAN connected device
from accessing each other, you can check this option.
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