D-Link Air Xpert DI-774 Manual page 16

Using the Configuration Menu
Advanced > Performance > 802.11a
Wireless
select 802.11a or 802.11g. Here, 802.11a has been
Performance-
chosen. This screen displays the wireless performance
features of the Access Point portion of the DI-774.
Auto is the default selection. Select from the drop down menu
Data Rate-
for your selection.
Transmit Power-
full is the default selection. Select from the drop down menu for
your selection.
Beacon interval-
beacons are packets sent by the DI-774 to synchronize a wire-
less network. Specify a value. 100 is the default setting and is
recommended.
RTS Threshold- this value should remain at its default setting of 2346. If incon-
sistent data flow is a problem, only a minor modification should
be made.
Fragmentation- this value should also remain at its default setting of 2346. If
you experience a high packet error rate, you may slightly in-
crease your Fragmentation value within the range of 256-2346.
Setting the Fragmentation value too low may result in poor per-
formance.
DTIM interval- (Delivery Traffic Indication Message) 1 is the default setting. A
DTIM is a countdown informing clients of the next window for
listening to broadcast and multicast messages.
select Open system or Shared Key
Authentication-
Open System -
the DI-774 will be visible to all devices on the network. This is the
default setting
Shared Key - in this mode, in order to access the DI-774 on the network, the
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Using the Configuration Menu
Advanced > Performance > 802.11b+
Wireless
Select 802.11a or 802.11g. 802.11g is selected here. Displayed
in this window are the Wireless Performance features for the
Performance-
Access Point portion of the DI-774.
Auto is the default selection. Select from the drop down menu
TX Rates-
for your selection.
full is the default selection. Select from the drop down menu for
Transmit Power-
your selection.
beacons are packets sent by the DI-774 to synchronize a wire-
Beacon interval-
less network. Specify a value. 100 is the default setting and is
recommended.
RTS Threshold-
this value should remain at its default setting of 2346. If incon-
sistent data flow is a problem, only a minor modification should
be made.
this value should also remain at its default setting of 2346. If you
Fragmentation-
experience a high packet error rate, you may slightly increase
your Fragmentation value within the range of 256-2346. Setting
the Fragmentation value too low may result in poor performance.
(Delivery Traffic Indication Message) 1 is the default setting. A
DTIM interval-
DTIM is a countdown informing clients of the next window for
listening to broadcast and multicast messages.
Authentication-
select Open system or Shared Key
Open System -
the DI-774 will be visible to all devices on the network. This is the
default setting
in this mode, in order to access the DI-774 on the network, the
Shared Key -
device must be listed in the MAC Address Control List
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