Planet WL-U356 User Manual page 25

works in 11b or 11b/g mixed mode, you can choose either "1, 2 Mbps" or "1, 2, 5.5,
11Mbps". If the AP operates in pure 11g mode, you can choose one of the four
modes. But for better performance, the last two modes (1, 2, 5.5, 11, 6, 12, 24Mbps
and 6, 12, 24 Mbps) are recommended.
Ø SSID: Service Set Identifier (up to 32 printable ASCII characters). The SSID must
be identical for all the clients and AP of the same wireless network.
Ø Hide SSID: If this is checked, the AP will not incorporate its SSID into the field of the
beacon frame regularly sent by the AP, which means only wireless stations set with
the same SSID can connect to the AP. It prevents the AP from unauthorized user
access.
Ø Tx Power: There are four levels (Level 0-3) for you to configure the transmission
power of the AP. The higher transmission power, the larger transmission distance
and wireless signal coverage will be.
Ø Change/Apply: Click "Change" will enable you to configure the parameters in the
"General Connection Setting" field. Meanwhile, it will turn into "Apply" for you to
confirm the modified settings.
u WEP: You can disable/enable the WEP encryption. To implement it, the Authentication
type (Open system/Shared key) and the WEP key format (Hex/ASCII), length
(64/128/256-bit) and ID(1-4) must be identical on the AP and client side. The AP supports
64/128/256-bit Hex/ASCII WEP encryption. About detailed descriptions, please refer to
the Section 3.3.
u Authentication Mode:
Ø Open system: In this mode, wireless stations directly associate with the access
point without any authentication (null authentication). You can decide whether to
employ WEP data encryption.
Ø Shared key: In this mode, wireless stations communicate with the access point
using the identical WEP key settings for user authentication and data encryption. It
always combines with WEP data encryption.
u Fragment: This value defines the maximum transmitted packet size. Any packet size is
larger than it will be fragmented. If you hit upon a high packet error rate, try to increase
this value, but the performance will thus be affected. Keeping the default setting applies to
most scenarios.
u RTS/CTS: This feature focuses on solving the "Hidden Note" issue and avoiding
subsequent collisions. If you encounter a constant high packet error rate and high latency,
try to adjust this value to find the suitable one for your wireless network. However, its
implementation will cause additional overhead to your wireless network.
u Preamble: It defines the length of the CRC block for communication within the wireless
network. There are two types available: Long and Short. If your wireless network consists
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