Using the Configuration Menu (continued)
Advanced > Performance
The Performance window is used to configure settings for the Access Point feature of this device. Configuring these settings may increase the performance of your router but if you are not familiar with
networking devices and protocols, this section should be left at its default settings. Below is a list of the functions associated with the Access Point feature of the router. Click Apply when you have completed your changes.
TX Rate | Use the pull down menu to select the transfer data rate, in |
| Mbps. The default setting of Auto will automatically adjust the |
| transfer rate to the highest possible rate allowed. |
Transmit Power | Allows the user to adjust the transmit power of the router. A |
| high transmit power allows a greater area range of |
| accessibility to the router. |
Beacon interval | Beacons are emitted from the router in order to synchronize |
| the wireless network. You may set the range between |
| microseconds per beacon sent. The default is 100. |
RTS Threshold | The RTS (Request to Send) Threshold controls the size of |
| data packets issued to a RTS packet. A lower level will send |
| packets more frequently which may consume a great amount |
| of the available bandwidth. A high threshold will allow the |
| router to recover from interference or collisions which is more |
| prevalent in a network with high traffic or high electromagnetic |
| interference. The default setting is 2346. |
Fragmentation | The fragmentation threshold will determine if packets are to |
| be fragmented. Packets over the 2346 byte limit will be |
| fragmented before transmission. 2346 is the default setting. |
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