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• Preamble Type. A long transmit preamble can provide a more reliable connection or
a slightly longer range. A short transmit preamble gives better performance. The Auto
setting automatically handles both long and short preambles. The default is Auto.
• 802.11d. Select this check box to include support for additional regulatory domains
that are not in the current standard.
• Max. Wireless Clients. The maximum number of wireless clients that can connect to
the access point at one time. The default is 128 per radio.
• Band Steering to 5GHz. Band steering identifies the wireless devices that are
capable of operating in both the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands. The access point
responds to these devices only on the 5 GHz band and allows the dual-band-capable
client to connect to the 5 GHz band rather than the 2.4 GHz band, since more
channels and bandwidth are available on the 5 GHz band and using this band causes
less interference for users.
• Rssi Threshold 2.4GHz. The minimum RSSI threshold that a client must use to
connect to a 2.4 GHz access point.
• Rssi Threshold 5GHz. The minimum RSSI threshold that a client must use to
connect to a 5 GHz access point.
6. To configure the advanced wireless settings for the 5 GHz band, select Configuration >
Wireless > Advanced > Wireless Settings > 802.11a/ag/na.
7. To change the default settings, enter the appropriate information in the following fields:
• RTS Threshold (0–2347). Request to Send threshold. The packet size that is used to
determine if the station should use the CSMA/CD (Carrier Sense Multiple Access with
Collision Detection) mechanism or the CSMA/CA (Carrier Sense Multiple
Access/Collision Avoidance) mechanism for packet transmission.
- With the CSMA/CD transmission mechanism, the transmitting station sends out
the actual packet until the silence period ends.
- With the CSMA/CA transmission mechanism, the transmitting station sends out
an RTS packet to the receiving station and waits for the receiving station to send
back a CTS (Clear to Send) packet before sending the actual packet data.
The default is 2347.
• Fragmentation Length (256–2346). This is the maximum packet size. Packets larger
than the size specified in this field are fragmented. The Fragmentation Length value
must be larger than the RTS Threshold value. The default is 2346.
802.11ac Wireless Access Point Model WAC120
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