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mode is enabled, you must enter the Wireless Network Name (SSID) on the
client manually to connect to the network.
Beacon Interval: 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: Packets over the specified size will use the RTS/CTS
mechanism to maintain performance in noisy networks and preventing hidden
nodes from degrading the performance. Specify a value between 1 and 65535.
The default value is 2346.
Fragment Threshold: Packets over the specified size will be fragmented in
order to improve performance on noisy networks. Specify a value between 256
and 65535. The default value is 2346.
DTIM Interval: A DTIM is a countdown informing clients of the next
window for listening to broadcast and multicast messages. When the wireless
Access Point has buffered broadcast or multicast messages for associated
clients, it sends the next DTIM with a DTIM Interval value. Wireless clients
detect the beacons and awaken to receive the broadcast and multicast
messages. The default value is 1. Valid settings are between 1 and 255.
Data rate: Select a transmission rate from the drop-down list. It is
recommended to use the automatic option.
Security: Select WEP or WPA (1&2)
WEP is an acronym for Wired Equivalent Privacy, and is a security protocol
that provides the same level of security for wireless networks as for a wired
network. WEP is not as secure as WPA encryption. To gain access to a WEP
network, you must know the key. The key is a string of characters that you
create. When using WEP, you must determine the level of encryption. The
type of encryption determines the key length. 128-bit encryption requires a
longer key than 64-bit encryption. Keys are defined by entering in a string in
HEX (hexadecimal - using characters 0-9, A-F) or ASCII (American Standard
Code for Information Interchange - alphanumeric characters) format. ASCII
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