The Wireless Tab - Advanced Wireless Settings; Figure 5-29: Wireless Tab - Advanced Wireless Settings - Linksys WRT54GR User Manual

Wireless-G Broadband Router with RangeBooster

The Wireless Tab - Advanced Wireless Settings

This tab is used to set up the Router's advanced wireless functions. These settings should only be adjusted by an
expert administrator as incorrect settings can reduce wireless performance.
Advanced Wireless
Frame Burst Mode. Enabling this option should provide your network with greater performance, depending on
the manufacturer of your wireless products. The default setting is Enabled.
AP Isolation. This isolates all wireless clients and wireless devices on your network from each other. Wireless
devices will be able to communicate with the Router but not with each other. To use this function, click Enabled.
AP Isolation is disabled by default.
Authentication Type. The default is set to Auto, which allows either Open System or Shared Key authentication
to be used. With Open System authentication, the sender and the recipient do NOT use a WEP key for
authentication. With Shared Key authentication, the sender and recipient use a WEP key for authentication.

Figure 5-29: Wireless Tab - Advanced Wireless Settings

Basic Rate. The Basic Rate setting is not actually one rate of transmission but a series of rates at which the
Router can transmit. The Router will advertise its Basic Rate to the other wireless devices in your network, so
they know which rates will be used. The Router will also advertise that it will automatically select the best rate
for transmission. The default setting is Default, when the Router can transmit at all standard wireless rates
(1-2Mbps, 5.5Mbps, 11Mbps, 18Mbps, and 24Mbps). Other options are 1-2Mbps, for use with older wireless
technology, and All, when the Router can transmit at all wireless rates. The Basic Rate is not the actual rate of
data transmission. If you want to specify the Router's rate of data transmission, configure the Transmission Rate
setting.
Transmission Rate. The rate of data transmission should be set depending on the speed of your wireless
network. You can select from a range of transmission speeds, or you can select Auto to have the Router
automatically use the fastest possible data rate and enable the Auto-Fallback feature. Auto-Fallback will
negotiate the best possible connection speed between the Router and a wireless client. The default setting is
Auto.
Transmission Power. The greater the transmission power used, the larger the area a wireless network covers.
To minimize the likelihood of eavesdropping by unauthorized wireless users, do not use more transmission power
than necessary to cover the range needed by your wireless network. Try using the Router at different levels of
transmission power, and determine how much power is needed to reach the wireless client, such as a PC or
access point, that is farthest from the Router. Then select the appropriate level, Full, Half, Quarter, Eighth, or
Min, from the drop-down menu. The default setting is Full.
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The Wireless Tab - Advanced Wireless Settings