Scientific Atlanta DPR300 Series manual Setup Wireless Advanced Page Description

WebSTAR DPR300 Series Cable Modem Gateway User’s Guide

Setup Wireless – Advanced Page Description

This section describes the section headings and fields descriptions of the Setup

Wireless – Advanced page.

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Field Name	Description
Basic Data Rates	Displays the default initial data rate for associating with
	a WAP. For maximum client compatibility, it is
	recommended that the Basic Data Rates are set at
	1, 2 Mbps so that older cards can easily gain access to
	the network. This setting specifies the minimal set of
	required data rates
Control Tx Rates	Displays the transmit data rates the WAP uses is a
	function of signal strength and signal quality. For
	maximum potential link speed, it is recommended that
	you select all control Tx rates: 1, 2 Mbps , 5.5 Mpbs,
	and 11 Mbps
Beacon Interval	Displays the time interval that the WAP uses to
	announce itself to remote devices. The Beacon
	Interval should be left at 100ms for compliance with
	most client cards. The Beacon Interval specifies how
	often packets are sent by the Access Point (AP) to
	synchronize a wireless network and it’s clients
DTIM Interval	Displays the time interval between
	Broadcasts/Multicast transmissions. The DTIM
	(Delivery Traffic Indication Message) Interval is a
	countdown informing the wireless clients of the next
	window for listening to broadcast and multicast
	messages. When the AP has buffered broadcast or
	multicast messages for associated clients, it sends the
	next DTIM with a DTIM Interval value. AP clients hear
	the beacons and awaken to receive the broadcast and
	multicast messages. The DTIM Interval should be left
	at 3 ms for compliance with most client cards
Fragmentation	Fragmentation and ready to send (RTS) thresholds
Threshold	should be set equivalent to the maximum Ethernet
RTS Threshold	frame size allowable on the link including overhead
	(1536 bytes). Lesser settings can damage data
	throughput as large frames could be fragmented or
	collisions could occur

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