Beacon; Dtim; Fragment; Rts Threshold - Moxa Technologies AirWorks AWK-1137C Series User Manual

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Beacon

A beacon is a packet broadcast by the AP to keep the network synchronized. A beacon includes the wireless LAN
service area, the AP address, the Broadcast destination address, the time stamp, Delivery Traffic Indicator
Maps (DTIM), and the Traffic Indicator Message (TIM). Beacon Interval indicates the frequency interval of an
AP.

DTIM

Delivery Traffic Indication Map (DTIM) is contained in beacon frames. It is used to indicate that broadcast and
multicast frames buffered by the AP will be delivered shortly. A lower DTIM setting results in more efficient
networking by preventing your PC from dropping into power-saving sleep mode. Higher settings allow your PC
to enter sleep mode, thus saving power.

Fragment

A lower setting means smaller packets, which will create more packets for each transmission. If you have
decreased this value and experience high packet error rates, you can increase it again, but it will likely decrease
overall network performance. Only minor modifications of this value are recommended.

RTS Threshold

RTS Threshold (256-2346) – RTS stands for "request to send". This setting determines how large a packet can
be before the Access Point coordinates transmission and reception to ensure efficient communication. This
value should remain at its default setting of 2,346. When you encounter inconsistent data flow, only minor
modifications are recommended.
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