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Fragmentation Threshold The fragmentation function can limit the size of packets transmitted over the network. If a packet exceeds the Fragmentation Threshold, the fragmentation function is activated and the packet will be fragmented into several packets. Fragmentation helps improve network performance if properly configured. However, too low fragmentation threshold may result in poor wireless performance caused by the extra work of dividing up and reassembling of frames and increased message traffic. The recommended and default value is 2346 bytes. Airtime Fairness With this option enabled, each client connecting to the EAP can get the same amount of time to transmit data, avoiding low-data-rate clients to occupy too much network bandwidth and improving the network throughput. We recommend you enable this function under multirate wireless networks. 4. Click Apply to save the configurations. Configure Band Steering A client device that is capable of communicating on both the 2.4GHz and 5GHz frequency bands will typically connect to the 2.4 GHz band. However, if too many client devices are connected to an EAP on the 2.4 GHz band, the efficiency of communication will be diminished. Band Steering can steer clients capable of communication on both bands to the 5GHz frequency band which supports higher transmission rates and more client devices, and thus to greatly improve the network quality. To configure Band Steering, follow the steps below. 1. Go to Wireless Settings > Band Steering. 2. Check the box to enable the Band Steering function. 31

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Fragmentation
Threshold
The fragmentation function can limit the size of packets transmitted over the
network. If a packet exceeds the
Fragmentation Threshold
, the fragmentation
function is activated and the packet will be fragmented into several packets.
Fragmentation helps improve network performance if properly configured.
However, too low fragmentation threshold may result in poor wireless
performance caused by the extra work of dividing up and reassembling of
frames and
increased message traffic. The recommended and default value is
2346 bytes.
Airtime Fairness
With this option enabled, each client connecting to the EAP can get the same
amount of time to transmit data, avoiding low-data-rate clients to occupy
too much network bandwidth and improving the network throughput. We
recommend you enable this function under multirate wireless networks.
4.
Click
Apply
to save the configurations.
Configure Band Steering
A client device that is capable of communicating on both the 2.4GHz and 5GHz frequency bands
will typically connect to the 2.4 GHz band. However, if too many client devices are connected to an
EAP on the 2.4 GHz band, the efficiency of communication will be diminished. Band Steering can
steer clients capable of communication on both bands to the 5GHz frequency band which supports
higher transmission rates and more client devices, and thus to greatly improve the network quality.
To configure Band Steering, follow the steps below.
1.
Go to
Wireless Settings > Band Steering
.
2.
Check the box to enable the Band Steering function.