D-Link DI-764 Product Manual - Page 30

Transmit Power, RTS Threshold

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Using the Configuration Menu Advanced > Performance > 802.11a Wireless PerformanceData Rate- select 802.11a or 802.11b+. Here, 802.11a has been chosen. This screen displays the wireless performance features of the Access Point portion of the DI-764. best is the default selection Transmit Power- full is the default selection. Beacon interval- beacons are packets sent by the DI-764 to synchronize a wireless network. Specify a value. 100 is the default setting and is recommended. RTS Threshold- this value should remain at its default setting of 2342. If inconsistent data flow is a problem, only a minor modification should be made. Fragmentation- this value should also remain at its default setting of 2346. If you experience a high packet error rate, you may slightly increase your Fragmentation value within the range of 256-2346. Setting the Fragmentation value too low may result in poor performance. DTIM interval- (Delivery Traffic Indication Message) 1 is the default setting. A DTIM is a countdown informing clients of the next window for listening to broadcast and multicast messages. Authentication- select Open system or Shared Key Open System - the DI-764 will be visible to all devices on the network. This is the default setting Shared Key - in this mode, in order to access the DI-764 on the network, the device must be listed in the MAC Address Control List Apply- click Apply to save the changes 30

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Using the Configuration Menu
Advanced > Performance > 802.11a
Apply-
click
Apply
to save the changes
DTIM interval-
(
D
elivery
T
raffic
I
ndication
M
essage)
1
is the default setting.
A
DTIM is a countdown informing clients of the next window for
listening to broadcast and multicast messages.
RTS Threshold-
this value should remain at its
default setting of
2342
.
If incon-
sistent data flow is a problem, only a minor modification should
be made.
Beacon interval-
beacons are packets sent by the DI-764 to synchronize a wire-
less network.
Specify a value.
100
is the default setting and is
recommended.
Data Rate-
best
is the default selection
Transmit Power-
full
is the default selection.
Wireless
Performance-
select
802.11a
or
802.11b+
.
Here,
802.11a
has been
chosen. This screen displays the wireless performance
features of the Access Point portion of the DI-764.
Fragmentation-
this value should also remain at its default setting of
2346
. If
you experience a high packet error rate, you may slightly in-
crease your Fragmentation value within the range of 256-2346.
Setting the Fragmentation value too low may result in poor per-
formance.
Shared Key -
in this mode, in order to access the DI-764 on the network, the
device must be listed in the MAC Address Control List
Open System -
the DI-764 will be visible to all devices on the network. This is
the default setting
Authentication-
select
Open system
or
Shared Key