NETGEAR ProSafe WG102-500 Reference Manual page 100

4. Click Save or Save to Flash & Activate to save your settings.
Table 5-2. Advanced Wireless Settings
Field
Max. Total Associated
Clients
Beacon Rate
Beacon Interval
DTIM
Fragmentation Length
Distance / Time Convertor Use the on-screen slider to determine the recommended values for the slot
Slot Time
ACK Timeout
Preamble Type
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WG102-500, WGAP150 ProSafe™ 802.11g Wireless Access Point
Description
Specify the total maximum number of wireless clients that are allowed to
connect to the wireless access point. The default setting is 0, which
indicates a limitless number of wireless clients.
Note: The "Configuring Advanced QoS Settings" on page 57
to specify the maximum number of wireless clients that are allowed to
connect to an individual SSID. The maximum total associated clients for
the wireless access point overrides the sum of all wireless clients that are
allowed to connect to all 16 SSIDs.
Select the beacon transmit bit rate from the pull-down menu:
•
1Mbps. This is the default setting.
•
2Mbps.
• 5.5Mbps.
• 6Mbps.
• 11Mbps.
Select the interval for each beacon transmission from the pull-down menu:
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100ms.This is the default setting.
•
250ms.
•
500ms.
The frequency for the beacon to include a Delivery Traffic Indication
Message (DTIM) in milliseconds. The default setting is 3 milliseconds.
This is the maximum packet size that is used for fragmentation. Packets
larger than this size will be fragmented. The default is 2346.
time, ACK timeout, and CTS timeout (see below). You can also enter the
distance in meters in the field below the slider, and then click in one of the
three fields below to determine the recommended values. The default value
is 0 meters.
The period in microseconds before packet transmission occurs from the
wireless access point. (The slot time usually equals the maximum
theoretical time for a packet to travel from the wireless access point to the
target and back.) The default setting is 9 microseconds. Click Default to
return the field to its default value.
The period in microseconds that is allowed for reception of an
acknowledgement (ACK) packet by the wireless access point before the
packet retransmission occurs. The default setting is 48 microseconds. Click
Default to return the field to its default value.
Select one of the following radio buttons:
•
Auto. A short transmit preamble provides better performance. Auto
automatically handles both long and short preambles. The default setting
is Auto.
Long. A long transmit preamble may provide a more reliable connection or
slightly longer range.
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