Cisco WAP2000 Administration Manual page 49

Configuring the WAP2000 Access Point
Configuring Wireless Settings
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Cisco WAP2000 Wireless-G Access Point with Power Over Ethernet Administration Guide
To configure the wireless advanced settings for the access point, follow these
steps:
Click Wireless > Advanced Settings.
In the Advanced Settings section, configure the following advanced parameters:
• CTS Protection Mode—The Clear-To-Send (CTS) Protection Mode function
boosts the access point's ability to catch all wireless transmissions but
severely reduces performance.
Keep the default setting, Auto, so the access point can use this feature as
needed, when the Wireless-G products are not able to transmit to the
access point in an environment with heavy 802. 1 1b traffic.
Select Disabled to permanently disable this mode.
• BSSBasicRateSet—This setting provides a series of rates that are
advertised to other wireless devices as defined in IEEE 802. 1 1
specifications, so they know which data rates the access point can support.
One of the rates is picked from the list for transmitting control frames,
broadcast/ multicast frames, or ACK frames.
To support both 802. 1 1b & 802. 1 1g devices, use the default setting (Mixed)
so that frames can be decoded by all devices. To support 802. 1 1g devices
only, use the All (G-only) setting to achieve higher frame rates. For regular
data frames, configure the transmission rate through the Tx Rate Limiting
field in the Wireless > VLAN & QoS window.
• Power Output—Adjust the output power of the access point to get the
appropriate coverage for your wireless network. Select the level you need
for your environment. If you are not sure about which setting to choose, then
keep the default setting, 100%.
• Beacon Interval—This value indicates the frequency interval of the beacon.
A beacon is a packet broadcast by the access point to keep the network
synchronized. A beacon includes information regarding the wireless
networks service area, the access point address, the broadcast destination
addresses, a time stamp, delivery traffic indicator maps, and the Traffic
Indicator Message (TIM). The default is 100 ms.
• DTIM Interval—This value indicates how often the access point sends out a
Delivery Traffic Indication Message (DTIM). Lower settings result in more
efficient networking, while preventing your computer from dropping into
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