Field Description
Authen-
tication
Type
Open System: Open System authentication is not required to be successful
while a client may decline to authenticate with any particular other client.
Shared Key: Shared Key is only available if the WEP option is implement-
ed. Shared Key authentication supports authentication of clients as either a
member of those who know a shared secret key or a member of those who
do not. IEEE 802.11 Shared Key authentication accomplishes this without
the need to transmit the secret key in clear. Requiring the use of the WEP
privacy mechanism.
Auto: Auto is the default authentication algorithm. It will change its authen-
tication type automatically to fulll client’s requirement.
Fragment
Threshold
When transmitting a packet over a network medium, sometimes the packet
is broken into several segments, if the size of packet exceeds that allowed
by the network medium.
The Fragmentation Threshold denes the number of bytes used for the
fragmentation boundary for directed messages.
This value should remain at its default setting of 2346. It species the maxi-
mum size for a packet before data is fragmented into multiple packets. If
you experience a high packet error rate, you may slightly increases the
“Fragment Threshold” value within the value range of 256 to 2346. Set-
ting this value too low may result in poor network performance. Only minor
modications of this value are recommended.
RTS
Threshold
This value should remain at its default setting of 2347. Should you encoun-
ter inconsistent data ow, only minor modications are recommended. If a
network packet is smaller than the preset “RTS threshold” size, the RTS/
CTS mechanism will not be enabled. The ADSL modem (or AP) sends Re-
quest to Send (RTS) frames to a particular receiving station and negotiates
the sending of a data frame. After receiving an RTS, the wireless station
responds with a Clear to Send (CTS) frame to acknowledge the right to
begin transmission.
Beacon
Interval
The Beacon Interval value indicates the frequency interval of the beacon.
Enter a value between 20 and 1024. A beacon is a packet broadcast by the
ADSL modem (or AP) to synchronize the wireless network. The default is
100.
Data Rate
The rate of data transmission should be set depending on the speed of your
wireless network. You should select from a range of transmission speeds,
or you can select Auto to have the ADSL modem (or AP) automatically use
the fastest possible data rate and enable the Auto-Fallback feature. Auto-
Fallback will negotiate the best possible connection speed between the AP
and a wireless client. The default setting is Auto.
Function Button Description
Apply Changes Click to save the rule entry to the conguration.
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