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802.11g hi-speed wireles-g access point and workgroup bridge

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3.2.7

Advanced Setting

Parameter

Beacon Interval (20-1000)

RTS Threshold (256-2432)

DTIM Period (1-255)

Description

The period of time that this access point broadcast a beacon. Beacon is

used to synchronize the wireless network.

When the packet size is smaller the RTS threshold, the access point will

not use the RTS/CTS mechanism to send this packet.

This is the interval of the Delivery Traffic Indication Message (DTIM). A

DTIM field is a countdown field informing stations of the next window for

listening to broadcast and multicast messages. When the Access Point

has buffered broadcast or multicast messages for associated stations, it

sends the next DTIM with a DTIM Interval value. Stations for the Access

Point hear the beacons and awaken to receive the broadcast and

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