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4.6.2 WLAN Advanced Functions
To access the WLAN Advanced parameters click on the WLAN Advance tab on the
WLAN Settings screen. The WLAN Advanced Parameters menu includes the
parameters listed below. After changing any parameters, click on the Apply button
to update the parameters, or click on the Restore button to retain the original
settings.
Beacon Interval
RTS Threshold
Fragmentation
DTIM Interval
Preamble Type
Auth. Type
Tx Rates
AP Visible
Specify the Beacon Interval value. Enter a value between 1
and 1000. The value represents the time in nano-seconds
that Beacon packets are sent by an Access Point to
synchronize a wireless network.
This value should normally remain at its default setting of
2,432. Should you encounter inconsistent data flow, only
minor modifications are recommended. The value must
match with remote clients.
This field is used to specify the fragmentation threshold.
Enter a value between 256 and 2346. If you experience a
high packet error rate, try to slightly increase your
Fragmentation Threshold. The value should normally
remain at its default setting of 2,346. This value must
match client adapters.
Enter a value between 1 and 65535. This number
represents the time between sending delivery traffic
identification messages (DTIMs) used for power saving and
multicast/broadcast delivery. A DTIM is a countdown
informing clients of the next window for listening to
broadcast and multicast messages. When the AP has
buffered broadcast or multicast messages for associated
clients, it sends the next DTIM with a DTIM Interval value.
AP Clients hear the beacons and awaken to receive the
broadcast and multicast messages.
long, short . Should match client adapters. Short enables
faster throughput, but it can only be used when all network
elements comply with the IEEE 802.11b standard.
Open System [no security during authentication process],
Shared Key [using WEP encryption during authentication
process].
The transfer rate of the router should be equal to or greater
than the clients, the options are: 1-2-5-11 (Mbps).
When this is ON the AP can be detected by wireless clients,
when it is set to Off, the AP can not be detected by
wireless clients.
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