DTIM Interval | DTIM (Delivery Traffic Indication Message) is a countdown |
| informing clients of the next window for listening to broadcast |
| and multicast messages. The default setting is 3. |
Preamble Type | Select Short or Long Preamble. The Preamble defines the |
| length of the CRC block (Cyclic Redundancy Check is a |
| common technique for detecting data transmission errors) for |
| communication between the wireless router and the roaming |
| wireless network adapters. Note: High network traffic |
| areas should use the shorter preamble type. |
SSID Broadcast | Choose Enabled to broadcast the SSID across the network. |
| All devices on a network must share the same SSID (Service |
| Set Identifier) to establish communication. Choose Disabled |
| if you do not wish to broadcast the SSID over the network. |
802.11g Only Mode | Select this mode to restrict your network to only those devices |
| that employ the 802.11g standard. Enabling this mode will |
| ensure that you maintain the highest connectivity rate, |
| unhampered by any connection to an 802.11b device. |
CTS Mode | CTS (Clear To Send) is a function used to minimize collisions |
| among wireless devices on a wireless local area network |
| (LAN). CTS will make sure the wireless network is clear |
| before a wireless client attempts to send wireless data. |
| Enabling CTS will add overhead and may lower wireless |
| throughput. |
| Auto- CTS will monitor the wireless network and |
| automatically decide whether to implement CTS based on the |
| amount of traffic and collisions that occurs on the wireless |
| network. |
| Always- CTS will always be used to make sure the wireless |
| LAN is clear before sending data. |
| None- CTS is typically used in a pure 802.11g environment. If |
| CTS is set to “None” in a mixed mode environment populated |
| by 802.11b clients, wireless collisions may |
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