The Wireless - Advanced Wireless Settings Tab; Figure 6-13: Wireless Settings - Wep - Linksys WAP54GPE - Wireless-G Exterior Access Point User Manual

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The Wireless - Advanced Wireless Settings Tab

This screen allows you to configure the advanced settings for the Access Point.
Advanced Wireless
You can change the data transmission and output power settings for the Access Point.
CTS Protection Mode. CTS (Clear-To-Send) Protection Mode function boosts the Access Point's ability to
catch all Wireless-G transmissions but will severely decrease performance. If you keep the default setting
Auto, the Access Point can use this feature as needed, when the Wireless-G products are not able to transmit
to the Access Point in an environment with heavy 802.11b traffic. Select Disabled if you want to
permanently disable this feature.
Wireless Isolation (between SSIDs). This setting prevents eavesdropping in the network. When it is

Figure 6-13: Wireless Settings - WEP

Enabled, wireless frames received on this Access Point will not be forwarded to other wireless networks
(SSIDs). For example, if you have a wireless hotspot, you may want to keep the wireless network (SSID)
isolated from your other wireless networks (SSIDs).The default is Enabled.
Basic Data Rates (BSSBasicRateSet). This setting is a series of rates that are advertised to the other
wireless devices as defined in IEEE 802.11 specifications, so they know at which rates the Access Point can
support. One of the rates is picked from the list for transmitting control frames, broadcast/multicast frames,
or ACK frames. To support both 802.11b & 802.11g devices, use the default Mixed mode setting so that
frames can be decoded by all devices. To support 802.11g devices only, use the G-only mode setting to
achieve higher frame rates. For regular data frames, the transmission rate is configured through the Tx Rate
Limiting on the Wireless - Basic Wireless Settings tab.
Beacon Interval. This value indicates the frequency interval of the beacon. A beacon is a packet broadcast
by the Access Point to keep the network synchronized. A beacon includes the wireless networks service area,
the Access Point address, the Broadcast destination addresses, a time stamp, Delivery Traffic Indicator
Maps, and the Traffic Indicator Message (TIM).
DTIM Interval. This value indicates how often the Access Point sends out a Delivery Traffic Indication
Message (DTIM). Lower settings result in more efficient networking, while preventing your PC from
dropping into power-saving sleep mode. Higher settings allow your PC to enter sleep mode, thus saving
power, but interferes with wireless transmissions.
RTS Threshold. 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 2347. If you encounter inconsistent data flow, only minor modifications are recommended.
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The Wireless - Advanced Wireless Settings Tab