SMC Networks EZ Connect SMCWEB-N User Manual page 22

Advanced_Advanced Wireless
Transmit Power
Normally the wireless transmitter operates at 100% power. In some circumstances, however, there might be a
need to isolate specific frequencies to a smaller area. By reducing the power of the radio, you can prevent
transmissions from reaching beyond your corporate/home office or designated wireless area.
Beacon Period
Beacons are packets sent by a wireless access point to synchronize wireless devices. Specify a Beacon
Period value between 20 and 1000. The default value is set to 100 milliseconds.
RTS Threshold
When an excessive number of wireless packet collisions are occurring, wireless performance can be
improved by using the RTS/CTS (Request to Send/Clear to Send) handshake protocol. The wireless
transmitter will begin to send RTS frames (and wait for CTS) when data frame size in bytes is greater than the
RTS Threshold. This setting should remain at its default value of 2346 bytes.
Fragmentation Threshold
Wireless frames can be divided into smaller units (fragments) to improve performance in the presence of RF
interference and at the limits of RF coverage. Fragmentation will occur when frame size in bytes is greater
than the Fragmentation Threshold. This setting should remain at its default value of 2346 bytes. Setting the
Fragmentation value too low may result in poor performance.
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