Edimax BR6216MG User Manual page 45

RTS Threshold
Beacon Interval
Data Rate
Preamble Type
Broadcast ESSID
IAPP
802.11g Protection
Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now
configure other advance sections or start using the router.
When the packet size is smaller the RTS
threshold, the wireless router will not use the
RTS/CTS mechanism to send this packet.
The interval of time that this wireless router
broadcast a beacon. Beacon is used to
synchronize the wireless network.
The "Data Rate" is the rate this access point
uses to transmit data packets. The access point
will use the highest possible selected
transmission rate to transmit the data packets.
The "Long Preamble" can provide better
wireless LAN compatibility while the "Short
Preamble" can provide better wireless LAN
performance.
If you enable "Broadcast ESSID", every wireless
station located within the coverage of this
access point can discover this access point
easily. If you are building a public wireless
network, enabling this feature is recommended.
Disabling "Broadcast ESSID" can provide better
security.
If you enable "IAPP", it will allow wireless station
roaming between IAPP enabled access points
within the same wireless LAN.
This is also called CTS Protection. It is
recommended to enable the protection
mechanism. This mechanism can decrease the
rate of data collision between 802.11b and
802.11g wireless stations. When the protection
mode is enabled, the throughput of the AP will
be a little lower due to many of frame traffic
should be transmitted.
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