Synchronization

Quick Installation Guide

In order to obtain transmission, the access point and connected clients need to be synchronized

Beacon Interval (20-1000 K∝s): Set the beacon interval between synchronization frames. These synchronization frames may also contain an indication of frames that are to be transmitted to stations in Power Save mode. (Default: 100)

Note: 1K∝s = 1000 microsecs = 1 ms

DTIM (1-16384): Set the Delivery Traffic Indication Message (DTIM) interval. The DTIM indicates how often the MAC layer forwards multicast traffic. This parameter is necessary to accommodate stations using Power Save mode. In order to maximize the utilization of channels, broadcast data is not transmitted after every beacon interval for stations in Power Save mode. These stations must wake up to receive broadcast data at the DTIM interval.

The DTIM is the interval between two synchronization frames with broadcast information. If you set the value to 2, the access point will save all multicast frames for the BSS and forward them after every second beacon interval. Smaller DTIM intervals deliver multicast frames more frequently, causing stations in Power Save mode to wake up more often and drain power faster. Higher DTIM intervals delay the transmission of multicast frames. (Default: 1)