Netgear WMS5316-Wireless Reference Manual - Page 20

ProSafe 16 AP Wireless Management System WMS5316 4. Click Apply so that your changes take effect. Table 1. Advanced Wireless Settings Feature Setting Turn Radio On Disable this option to disable wireless access for the selected mode. To disable all wireless access through this access point, you have to turn off the 802.11b/g/n, as well as the 802.11a/n radios. Wireless Mode Specify the wireless mode for the access points. Access points use the mode enabled for the group, unless the access point does not support the group setting. In that case, the access point uses the mode providing highest performance. • The default setting is 802.11ng mode. • If you specify 802.11b or 802.11bg mode, both 802.11n- and 802.11g-compliant devices can be used with this access point. However, 802.11b devices will not be able to connect. • If you select this option and other settings on this screen are disabled, then you need to select the Turn Radio On radio check box to enable available options on this screen. MCS Index/Data Rate Select the available transmit data rates of the wireless network. Channel Width (11n only) Select the available channel width of the access point. A wider channel improves the performance, but some legacy devices can operate only on either 20 MHz or 40 MHz. Guard Interval (11n only) Select the value that will protect transmissions from interference. A shorter guard interval improves performance, but some legacy devices can operate only with a long guard interval. Output Power Select the available transmit power of the access point. This option sets the transmit signal strength of the access point. Increasing the power improves performance, but if two or more access points are operating in the same area, on the same channel, it can cause interference. RTS Threshold (0-2347) The transmission mechanism (CSMA/CA or CSMA/CD) for the packets. If the packet size is equal to or less than this threshold, then the data frame is transmitted immediately. However, if the packet size is larger than the specified value, then the transmitting station has to send out an Request to Send Threshold (RTS) packet to the receiving station, and then wait for the receiving station to send back a Clear to Send (CTS) packet before sending the actual packet data. Fragmentation Length (256-2346) The maximum packet size that used for fragmentation of data packets. Packets larger than the specified fragmentation length are broken up into smaller packets before being transmitted. The fragmentation length needs to be an even number. Beacon Interval (100-1000) The time interval for each beacon transmission that allows the access point to synchronize the wireless network. Aggregation Length (1024-65535, 11n only) The length that defines the maximum length of Aggregated MAC Protocol Data Unit (AMPDU) packets. Larger aggregation lengths might sometimes lead to better network performance. Aggregation is a mechanism used to achieve higher throughput. AMPDU (11n only) Allow the aggregation of several MAC frames into a single large frame to achieve higher throughput. Enabling AMPDU can sometimes lead to better network performance. Wireless Configuration 20