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Table 23 Wireless: Access Point
LABEL
Disable channel
switching for DFS
Super Mode
Channel ID
Disable DCS to
unlock
Short GI
A-MPDU
Aggregation
RTS/CTS
Threshold
Fragmentation
Threshold
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DESCRIPTION
This field displays only when you select 802.11a or 802.11n/a in
the 802.11 Radio Mode field. Select this if you do not want to use
DFS (Dynamic Frequency Selection).
DFS (dynamic frequency selection) allows an AP to detect other
devices in the same channel. If there is another device using the
same channel, the AP changes to a different channel, so that it can
avoid interference with radar systems or other wireless networks.
(For NWA-3160 and NWA-3163 only)
Select this to improve data throughput on the WLAN by enabling fast
frame and packet bursting.
Set the operating frequency/channel depending on your particular
region.
To manually set the NWA to use a channel, select a channel from the
drop-down list box. Click MAINTENANCE and then the Channel
Usage tab to open the Channel Usage screen to make sure the
channel is not already used by another AP or independent peer-to-
peer wireless network.
To have the NWA automatically select a channel, click Auto
Selection instead.
This appears if the DCS feature is enabled.
Click this to disable DCS and select a channel ID manually.
Note: DCS is Disabled by default
This field is available only when 802.11n/g or 802.11n/a is
selected as the 802.11 Radio Mode. Select Enable to use Short GI
(Guard Interval). The guard interval is the gap introduced between
data transmission from users in order to reduce interference.
Reducing the GI increases data transfer rates but also increases
interference. Increasing the GI reduces data transfer rates but also
reduces interference.
This field is available only when 802.11n/g or 802.11n/a is
selected as the 802.11 Radio Mode. Select Enable to allow the
grouping of several A-MSDUs (Aggregate MAC Service Data Units)
into one large A-MPDU (Aggregate MAC Protocol Data Unit). This
function allows faster data transfer rates.
Use RTS/CTS to reduce data collisions on the wireless network if you
have wireless clients that are associated with the same AP but out of
range of one another. When enabled, a wireless client sends an RTS
(Request To Send) and then waits for a CTS (Clear To Send) before it
transmits. This stops wireless clients from transmitting packets at the
same time (and causing data collisions).
A wireless client sends an RTS for all packets larger than the number
(of bytes) that you enter here. Set the RTS/CTS equal to or higher
than the fragmentation threshold to turn RTS/CTS off.
The threshold (number of bytes) for the fragmentation boundary for
directed messages. It is the maximum data fragment size that can be
sent. Enter an even number between 256 and 2346.
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