The Wireless - Advanced Wireless Settings Tab; Figure 6-15: Wireless - Advanced Wireless - Linksys WAP54GP User Manual

Wireless-G Access Point with Power Over Ethernet

The Wireless - Advanced Wireless Settings Tab

This screen allows you to configure the advanced settings for the Access Point.
Advanced Wireless
You can change the data transmission and output power settings for the Access Point.
CTS Protection Mode. CTS (Clear-To-Send) Protection Mode function boosts the Access Point's ability to catch
all Wireless-G transmissions but will severely decrease performance. If you keep the default setting Auto, the
Access Point can use this feature as needed, when the Wireless-G products are not able to transmit to the Access
Point in an environment with heavy 802.11b traffic. Select Disabled if you want to permanently disable this
feature.
Wireless Isolation (between SSIDs). This setting prevents eavesdropping in the network. When it is Enabled,

Figure 6-15: Wireless - Advanced Wireless

wireless frames received on this Access Point will not be forwarded to other wireless networks (SSIDs). For
example, if you have a wireless hotspot, you may want to keep the wireless network (SSID) isolated from your
other wireless networks (SSIDs).The default is Enabled.
Basic Data Rates (BSSBasicRateSet). This setting is a series of rates that are advertised to the other wireless
devices as defined in IEEE 802.11 specifications, so they know at which rates the Access Point can support. One
of the rates is picked from the list for transmitting control frames, broadcast/multicast frames, or ACK frames. To
support both 802.11b & 802.11g devices, use the default Mixed mode setting so that frames can be decoded by
all devices. To support 802.11g devices only, use the G-only mode setting to achieve higher frame rates. For
regular data frames, the transmission rate is configured through the Tx Rate Limiting on the Wireless - Basic
Wireless Settings tab.
Beacon Interval. This value indicates the frequency interval of the beacon. A beacon is a packet broadcast by
the Access Point to keep the network synchronized. A beacon includes the wireless networks service area, the
Access Point address, the Broadcast destination addresses, a time stamp, Delivery Traffic Indicator Maps, and
the Traffic Indicator Message (TIM).
DTIM Interval. This value indicates how often the Access Point sends out a Delivery Traffic Indication Message
(DTIM). Lower settings result in more efficient networking, while preventing your PC from dropping into power-
saving sleep mode. Higher settings allow your PC to enter sleep mode, thus saving power, but interferes with
wireless transmissions.
RTS Threshold. This setting determines how large a packet can be before the Access Point coordinates
transmission and reception to ensure efficient communication. This value should remain at its default setting of
2347. If you encounter inconsistent data flow, only minor modifications are recommended.
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The Wireless - Advanced Wireless Settings Tab