D-Link DWL-G700AP - Advanced Performance Settings

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UsingtheCongurationUtility(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2,432.Ifyouencounter
inconsistentdataow,onlyminor
modications to the value range
between 256 and 2,432 are
recommended.
Fragmentation: This value
shouldremainatitsdefaultsetting
of2,346.Ifyouexperienceahigh
packeterrorrate,youmayslightlyincreaseyourfragmentationthresholdwithinthe
valuerangeof256to2,346.Settingthefragmentationthresholdtoolowmayresultin
poorperformance.
DTIMInterval(BeaconRate):(DeliveryTrafcIndicationMessage)Enteravalue
between1and255(defaultis3)fortheDeliveryTrafc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.
Authentication:
OpenSystemCommunicatesthekeyacrossthenetwork.
SharedKeyDevicesmusthaveidenticalWEPsettingstocommunicate.
WPAWPAauthenticationinconjunctionwithaRADIUSserver.
WPAPSKWPAauthenticationwithoutaRADIUSserverinthenetwork.
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:LongPreambleisthedefaultsetting.(Hightrafcnetworksshoulduse
theshorterpreambletype.)Thepreambledenes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.
SSIDBroadcast:(ServiceSetIdentier)EnableorDisable(default)thebroadcastof
theSSIDnameacrossthenetwork.SSIDisanamethatidenties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.