auto-negotiation. To enable flow control, click On. To disable flow control, click Off.
■Acknowledgement Delay—This setting determines the length of time the bridge waits for an acknowledgement after transmitting packets. When the delay time has passed, the bridge resends the packets. A longer acknowledgement delay allows the bridge to associate with another wireless device over a greater distance. Set the delay to match the distance between the bridge and the wireless device with which it is associated. Click the radio button next to the appropriate distance range.
■Client Limit—Allows you to specify the maximum number of clients that the bridge allows to associate at the same time (from 1 to 1024). The default is 256 clients. In Access Point (Infrastructure) mode, set the Client Limit to match the number of clients that the access point can support.
To ensure network reliability, follow these guidelines for configuring the access point:
■Make sure that the access point can support more than the number of clients that you expect to use the wireless LAN.
■The client list timeout setting should be as short as possible, but no less than five minutes.
■Data Rates—These settings configure the data rates used for wireless transmissions. By default, the bridge selects the best data rate for the current connection.
You may not alter the settings for the 1Mbps and 2Mbps rates because these rates must always be available to transmit certain types of wireless traffic.
The 5.5 Mbps and 11 Mbps data rates may either be Required or Optional. When the data rate is set to Optional, the bridge determines if it is appropriate to use that data rate or if the signal strength requires the use of a lower data rate. If the data rate is set to Required, the bridge cannot modulate to a lower data rate, and may lose connection with clients that cannot support the higher data rate.
■Broadcast RSSI—This setting determines whether the device’s received signal strength indication (RSSI) is broadcast. When RSSI broadcasting is enabled, you can use the device manager or the Connection Status page to monitor the signal strength. To enable RSSI broadcasting, click On. To disable RSSI broadcasting, click Off.