LevelOne WAP-0006 User Manual page 26

RTS Threshold
Beacon Interval
Data Rate
Preamble Type
Broadcast ESSID
IAPP
802.11g Protection
Click Apply button at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. User can now configure
other advance sections or start using the Access Point.
will result in bad performance.
When the packet size is smaller than the RTS threshold, the access point
will not use the RTS/CTS mechanism to send this packet.
The interval of time that this access point broadcast a beacon. Beacon is
used to synchronize the wireless network.
The "Data Rate" is the rate this access point uses to transmit data
packets. The access point will use the highest possible selected
transmission rate to transmit the data packets.
Preamble type defines the length of CRC block in the frames during the
wireless communication. "Short Preamble" is suitable for high traffic
wireless network. "Long Preamble" can provide more reliable
communication.
If users enable "Broadcast ESSID", every wireless station located within
the coverage of this access point can discover this access point easily. If
users are building a public wireless network, enabling this feature is
recommended. Disabling "Broadcast ESSID" can provide better security.
If users enable "IAPP", the access point will automatically broadcast
information of associated wireless stations to its neighbors. This will help
wireless station roaming smoothly between access points. If users have
more than one access points in user's wireless LAN and wireless stations
have roaming requirements, enabling this feature is recommended.
Disabling "IAPP" can provide better security.
This is also called CTS Protection. It is recommended to enable the
protection mechanism. This mechanism can decrease the rate of data
collision between 802.11b and 802.11g wireless stations. When the
protection mode is enabled, the throughput of the AP will be a little lower
due to many of frame traffic should be transmitted.
24
Wireless LAN Access Point Configuration