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cases, it should remain at its default value of 2346, user can select other value in range
between 256 -2346.
RTS Threshold:
Should you encounter inconsistent data flow, only minor reduction of the default value, 2347, is
recommended. If a network packet is smaller than the pre-set RTS Threshold size, the RTS/CTS
mechanism will not be enabled. The device sends Request to Send (RTS) frames to a specific
receiving station and negotiates the transmission of a data frame. After receiving an RTS, the
wireless station responds with a Clear to Send (CTS) frame to acknowledge the right to begin
transmission. The RTS Threshold value should remain at its default value of 2347; user can
select other value in range between 1 and 2347.
Beacon Interval:
The Beacon Interval value indicates the frequency interval of the beacon. A beacon is a packet
broadcast, by the device to synchronize the wireless network. User has choice to enable or
disable it, by corresponding toggle button. Recommended to leave it enabled.
Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM):
This feature maintains priority between different traffic types such as audio, video, voice and
background traffic. This is done using QOS WMM feature which in turn increases throughput.
User has option available to disable it through toggle button but again will impact throughput
rates.
WMM Power Save:
This feature helps devices to conserve battery life. Recommended to leave it enabled, but again
if needed user has option disable it.
Airtime Fairness:
This feature comes handy in mixed environment of slow and fast devices, giving each client
equal access to air time, this again leads to faster download speeds and high throughputs but
user has option to disable it.
7.3.1.1 Band Steering Settings
Band Steering detects clients capable of 5 GHz operation and steers them to that frequency
which leaves the more crowded 2.4 GHz band available for legacy clients. This helps improve
end user experience by reducing channel utilization, especially in high density environments.
Band steering can ensure that they achieve their maximum performance without being
bottlenecked by legacy 802.11b/g clients.
Band Steering is based upon the clients RSSI threshold value. A minimum threshold value is
configured in the WebUI. When the threshold is reached, the clients are automatically steered.
The following screen provides the setup for Band Steering feature. The user can set the required
threshold values in this view.
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