TRENDnet TEW-816DRM User's Guide - Page 20

TRENDnet User's Guide  BSSID: MAC address of the SSID  SSID Advertise: Select to broadcast SSID. 4. See section Secure your wireless network to configure wireless security settings. Additional Wireless Settings Advanced > Advanced Wireless These settings are advanced options that can be configured to change advanced wireless broadcast specifications. It is recommended that these settings remain set to their default values unless you are knowledgeable about the effects of changing these values. Changing these settings incorrectly can degrade performance. 1. Log into your router management page (see "Access your router management page" on page 23). 2. Click on Advanced, and click on Advanced Wireless. Click Apply to save settings.  Transmit Power: The wireless transmit power can be modified to a lower setting such as 50%, 25%, and 12% if necessary. Lowering the wireless transmit may help to better stabilize the wireless connectivity and reduce the effects of wireless interference in areas where there are several 2.4GHz wireless devices. (Default: 100%)  Beacon Interval: A beacon is a management frame used in wireless networks that transmitted periodically to announce the presence and provide information about the router's wireless network. The interval is the amount time between each beacon transmission. Default Value: 100 milliseconds (range: 1-1000) TEW-816DRM  RTS Threshold: The Request To Send (RTS) function is part of the networking protocol. A wireless device that needs to send data will send a RTS before sending the data in question. The destination wireless device will send a response called Clear to Send (CTS). The RTS Threshold defines the smallest data packet size allowed to initiate the RTS/CTS function. Default Value: 2346 (range: 256-2346)  Fragment Threshold: Fragmentation in wireless networks is the process of breaking down data communications into smaller data packets in order to improve data efficiency when transferring or receiving data between wireless devices. The fragmentation threshold defines the maximum size of the data packets that are broken down.  DTIM Interval: Is the interval of when the access point informs the clients about the presence of buffered multicast/broadcast data.  Preamble Type: Select long or short preamble. Wireless bridging using WDS (Wireless Distribution System) Advanced > Wireless (2.4GHz or 5GHz) > WDS Wireless bridging using WDS allows the device to create a wireless bridge with other WDS supported wireless routers and access points configured in WDS mode to bridge groups of network devices together wirelessly. Simultaneously, the router will also function in access point mode allowing wireless client devices such as computers, game consoles, mobile phones, etc. to connect in order to access network resources from multiple groups of network devices as well as the Internet. Note: You can create up to four WDS bridge connections on each wireless band (2.4GHz and 5GHz). WDS (Wireless Distribution System) is not currently standardized and may not connect to different model wireless routers or access points, therefore, when using WDS, it is recommended to use the same model and version for wireless bridging. By default, your router functions in Access Point mode to allow wireless client devices to connect and access your network resources and access the Internet. The diagram below shows your router in Access Point mode and clients connecting to your router. © Copyright 2015 TRENDnet. All Rights Reserved. 17