Chapter 3: Advanced Configuration
Setting | Description | Value List or Range | Default |
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54g™ Network Mode | Sets the network mode. Max | Max compatibility, 54g | Max compatibility |
| compatibility interoperates with | only, Max performance |
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| the widest variety of 54g and |
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| 802.11b clients. 54g only |
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| accepts 54g clients. Max |
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| performance provides the |
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| highest throughout and accepts |
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| only 54g clients; nearby |
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| 802.11b networks may have |
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| degraded performance. |
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54g™ Protection | In Auto mode, the AP will use | Off, Auto | Auto |
| RTS/CTS to improve 802.11g |
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| performance in mixed |
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| 802.11g/802.11b networks. |
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| Turn protection Off to |
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| maximize 802.11g throughput |
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| under most conditions. |
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Rate | Forces the transmission rate for | Auto, 1 Mbps, 2 Mbps, 5.5 | Auto |
| the AP to a particular speed. | Mbps, 6 Mbps, 9 Mbps, 11 |
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| Mbps, 12 Mpbs, 18 Mbps, |
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| 24 Mbps, 36 Mbps, 48 |
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| Mbps, 54 Mbps |
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Output Power | Sets the output power relative | 100%, 75%, 50%, 25% | 100% |
| to the hardware's maximum |
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| capability. |
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Beacon Interval | Sets the beacon interval for the | 1..65535 | 100 |
| AP. |
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DTIM Interval | Sets the wakeup interval for | 1..255 | 3 |
| clients in |
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Fragmentation | Sets the fragmentation | Sets the fragmentation | 2346 |
Threshold | threshold. | threshold. |
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RTS Threshold | Sets the RTS threshold. | 1..2347 | 2347 |
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Table 5. Advanced Settings Definitions
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