Motorola WA840GP User Guide - Page 83

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Configuration Section 3 Field Beacon Interval: (ADVANCED) Preamble Type: (ADVANCED) Maximum Associations: (ADVANCED) Description The WA840 will transmit beacons in order to keep the wireless network synchronized. The Beacon Interval sets the length of time in between beacons, in Time Units (TU). The entered value must be between 1 and 9999. FACTORY DEFAULT: 100 Preambles are built into wireless communications over the network, to ensure proper delivery of data. A short preamble can free up more capacity for useful data, but all devices on your wireless network must support them. Select Long or Short. FACTORY DEFAULT: Long Sets a limit on the number of wireless clients that can be simultaneously associated with the WA840. The entered value must be between 1 and 256. FACTORY DEFAULT: 128 Options related to: BOOSTING WIRELESS PERFORMANCE (with compatible clients) Field Frame Bursting: (ADVANCED) Performance Enhancement: (WA840GP only) (ADVANCED) Description The WA840 can improve wireless network efficiency by encapsulating more useful data packets within transmissions over a given time period, reducing the transmission "overhead". To function, this Frame Bursting feature must also be supported and enabled in associated wireless clients. • Selecting On engages Frame Bursting. • Selecting Off disengages Frame Bursting. FACTORY DEFAULT: Off on WA840G, On on WA840GP The WA840GP can boost wireless performance by up to 35% when used with Performance Enhanced clients. Performance Enhanced clients include those equipped with WN825GP Wireless Notebook Adapters or WPCI810GP Wireless PCI Adapters. • Select On engages the Performance Enhancement. (continued on next page) WA840 3-49

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Configuration
Section 3
WA840
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Field
Description
Beacon Interval:
(ADVANCED)
The WA840 will transmit beacons in order to keep the wireless
network synchronized.
The
Beacon Interval
sets the length of
time in between beacons, in Time Units (TU).
The entered value must be between 1 and 9999.
FACTORY DEFAULT:
100
Preamble Type:
(ADVANCED)
Preambles are built into wireless communications over the
network, to ensure proper delivery of data.
A short preamble can
free up more capacity for useful data, but all devices on your
wireless network must support them.
Select
Long
or
Short.
FACTORY DEFAULT:
Long
Maximum
Associations:
(ADVANCED)
Sets a limit on the number of wireless clients that can be
simultaneously associated with the WA840.
The entered value must be between 1 and 256.
FACTORY DEFAULT:
128
Options related to:
BOOSTING WIRELESS PERFORMANCE
(with compatible clients)
Field
Description
Frame Bursting:
(ADVANCED)
The WA840 can improve wireless network efficiency by
encapsulating more useful data packets within transmissions
over a given time period, reducing the transmission “overhead”.
To function, this Frame Bursting feature must also be supported
and enabled in associated wireless clients.
Selecting
On
engages Frame Bursting.
Selecting
Off
disengages Frame Bursting.
FACTORY DEFAULT:
Off
on WA840G
, On
on WA840GP
Performance
Enhancement:
(WA840GP only)
(ADVANCED)
The WA840GP can boost wireless performance by up to 35%
when used with Performance Enhanced clients.
Performance Enhanced clients include those equipped with
WN825GP Wireless Notebook Adapters or WPCI810GP Wireless
PCI Adapters.
Select
On
engages the Performance Enhancement.
(continued on next page)