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DTIM Interval Beacon Rate

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Using the Configuration Utility in Router Mode (continued) Advanced > Performance Beacon Interval: Beacons are packets sent by an access point to synchronize a wireless network. Specify a beacon interval value. Default (100) is recommended. RTS Threshold: This value should remain at its default setting of 2432. If you encounter inconsistent data flow, only minor modifications to the value range between 256 and 2432 are recommended. Fragmentation: This value should remain at its default setting of 2346. If you experience a high packet error rate, you may slightly increase your fragmentation threshold within the value range of 256 to 2346. Setting the fragmentation threshold too low may result in poor performance. DTIM Interval (Beacon Rate): (Delivery Traffic Indication Message) Enter a value between 1 and 255 (default is 3) for the Delivery Traffic Indication Message (DTIM.) A DTIM is a countdown informing clients of the next window for listening to broadcast and multicast messages. TX Rates: Select the transmission rate for the network. The default setting is Auto. Mode Setting: For utmost speed, select G Mode to include only 802.11g devices in your network. Select Mix Mode to include 802.11g and 802.11b devices in your network. Preamble: Short Preamble is the default setting. (High traffic networks should use the shorter preamble type.) The preamble defines the length of the CRC block (Cyclic Redundancy Check is a common technique for detecting data transmission errors) used in communication between the access point and the wireless network adapters. Authentication: Select Open System to communicate the key across the network. Select Shared Key to limit communication only to those devices that share the same WEP settings. Select WPA-PSK to select Wi-Fi Protected Access without a RADIUS server. SSID Broadcast: (Service Set Identifier) Enable or Disable (default) the broadcast of the SSID name across the network. SSID is a name that identifies a wireless network. All devices on a network must use the same SSID to establish communication. Antenna Transmit Power: Select the transmission power of the antenna. Limiting antenna power can be useful for security purposes. 51

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Beacon Interval:
Beacons are
packets sent by an access point to
synchronize a wireless network.
Specify a beacon interval value.
Default (100) is recommended.
RTS Threshold:
This value
should remain at its default
setting of 2432.
If you encounter
inconsistent data flow, only minor
modifications to the value range
between 256 and 2432 are
recommended.
Fragmentation:
This value
should remain at its default
setting of 2346. If you experience
a high packet error rate, you may slightly increase your fragmentation threshold within
the value range of 256 to 2346. Setting the fragmentation threshold too low may result
in poor performance.
DTIM Interval (Beacon Rate)
:
(Delivery Traffic Indication Message) Enter a value
between 1 and 255
(default is 3) for the Delivery Traffic Indication Message (DTIM.)
A DTIM is a countdown informing clients of the next window for listening to broadcast
and multicast messages.
TX Rates:
Select the transmission rate for the network. The default setting is Auto.
Mode Setting:
For utmost speed, select
G Mode
to include only 802.11g devices in your
network. Select
Mix Mode
to include 802.11g and 802.11b devices in your network.
Preamble:
Short Preamble
is the default setting. (High traffic networks should use the
shorter preamble type.) The preamble defines the length of the CRC block (Cyclic
Redundancy Check is a common technique for detecting data transmission errors) used
in communication between the access point and the wireless network adapters.
Using the Configuration Utility in
Router Mode
(continued)
Advanced > Performance
SSID Broadcast:
(Service Set Identifier) Enable or Disable (default) the broadcast of
the SSID name across the network. SSID is a name that identifies a wireless network.
All devices on a network must use the same SSID to establish communication.
Antenna Transmit Power:
Select the transmission power of the antenna. Limiting
antenna power can be useful for security purposes.
Authentication:
Select
Open System
to communicate the key across the network.
Select
Shared Key
to limit communication only to those devices that share the
same WEP settings.
Select
WPA-PSK
to select
Wi-Fi Protected Access
without a RADIUS server.