TP-Link AC50 Configuration Manual page 36

Transmit Power Specify a transmit power for the wireless network. A larger transmission power than
needed may cause interference to other wireless networks.
Maximum Users Specify the maximum number of clients that can be connected to the AP.
Antenna Specify the antenna type. Only internal antenna is supported at present.
Fragment Specify the fragment threshold for transmitting packets. If the size of the packet
Threshold is larger than the fragment threshold, the packet will be fragmented into several
packets. A value that is too low for the fragment threshold may result in poor
wireless performance caused by the excessive packets. The recommended and
default value is 2346 bytes.
Beacon Interval Enter a value between 40 and 1000 in milliseconds to determine the duration
between beacon packets that are broadcasted by the AP to synchronize the wireless
network. The default is 100 milliseconds.
RTS Threshold Enter a value between 1 and 2347 to determine the packet size of data transmission
through the AP. By default, the RTS (Request to Send) Threshold size is 2346. If the
packet size is greater than the preset threshold, the AP sends Request of Send
frames to a particular receiving station and negotiates the sending of a data frame,
or else the packet will be sent immediately.
DTIM Period This value indicates the number of beacon intervals between successive Delivery
Traffic Indication Messages (DTIM) and this number is included in each Beacon
frame. A DTIM is contained in Beacon frames to indicate whether the AP has
buffered broadcast and/or multicast data for the client devices. Following a Beacon
frame containing a DTIM, the access point will release the buffered broadcast and/or
multicast data, if any exists. You can specify a value between 1-255 Beacon Intervals.
The default value is 1, indicating the DTIM Interval is the same as the Beacon Interval.
An excessive DTIM interval may reduce the performance of multicast applications. It
is recommended to keep it as the default.
WMM Specify whether to enable the WMM. With WMM enabled, this device uses the QoS
function to guarantee the transmission of audio and video packets with high priority.
Broadcast Probe Specify whether to enable the broadcast probe response function. The clients send
Response broadcast probes to detect the wireless networks nearby. If the function is enabled,
the AP will respond to the broadcast probe to let the clients know of its existence.
With the function disabled, the client cannot find the AP by sending broadcast
probes.
Short GI Specify whether to enable the Short GI. Short GI is used to increase the throughput
by reducing the guard interval time. It is recommended to enable this function.
Weak Signal Specify whether to enable the weak signal forbidden function. With this function
Forbidden enabled, the AP will forbid the client with a signal strength lower than a certain value
from connecting.
Weak Signal Specify whether to enable the weak signal discard function. With this function
Discard enabled, the AP will discard the client with a signal strength lower than a certain
value.
Click OK to complete the configuration. Click Default Settings to restore the parameters to
the default.
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