Options Related To: Boosting Wireless Performance - Motorola WA840GP User Manual

Configuration
Field
Beacon Interval:
(ADVANCED)
Preamble Type:
(ADVANCED)
Maximum
Associations:
(ADVANCED)

Options related to: BOOSTING WIRELESS PERFORMANCE

Field
Frame Bursting:
(ADVANCED)
Performance
Enhancement:
(WA840GP only)
(ADVANCED)
WA840
The WA840 will transmit beacons in order to keep the wireless
network synchronized. The Beacon Interval sets the length of
time in between beacons, in Time Units (TU).
The entered value must be between 1 and 9999.
100
FACTORY DEFAULT:
Preambles are built into wireless communications over the
network, to ensure proper delivery of data. A short preamble can
free up more capacity for useful data, but all devices on your
wireless network must support them.
Select Long or Short.
Long
FACTORY DEFAULT:
Sets a limit on the number of wireless clients that can be
simultaneously associated with the WA840.
The entered value must be between 1 and 256.
128
FACTORY DEFAULT:
(with compatible clients)
The WA840 can improve wireless network efficiency by
encapsulating more useful data packets within transmissions
over a given time period, reducing the transmission "overhead".
To function, this Frame Bursting feature must also be supported
and enabled in associated wireless clients.
• Selecting On engages Frame Bursting.
• Selecting Off disengages Frame Bursting.
Off on WA840G, On on WA840GP
FACTORY DEFAULT:
The WA840GP can boost wireless performance by up to 35%
when used with Performance Enhanced clients.
Performance Enhanced clients include those equipped with
WN825GP Wireless Notebook Adapters or WPCI810GP Wireless
PCI Adapters.
• Select On engages the Performance Enhancement.
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