Instant WirelessTM Series
•Fragmentation Length. This specifies the maximum size a data packet will be before splitting and creating a new packet and should remain at its default setting of 2,346. A smaller setting means smaller packets, which will create more packets for each transmission. If you have decreased this value and experience high packet error rates, you can increase it again, but it will likely decrease overall network performance. Only minor modifica- tions of this value are recommended.
•Data Beacon Rate. This value between 1 and 16384, indicates the inter- val of the Delivery Traffic Indication Message. A Data Beacon Rate field is a countdown field informing clients of the next window for listening to broadcast and multicast messages. When the Access Point has buffered broadcast or multicast messages for associated clients, it sends the next message with a rate value. Access Point Clients hear the beacons and awak- en to receive the broadcast and multicast messages.
•Transmission Rate. The basic transfer rates should be set depending on the speed of your wireless network. Select the most appropriate rate for your network or select Best, which will automatically select the optimal transmission rate.
•Transmission Power. This option allows you to set the power at which the Access Point transmits. This will allow you to prevent transmission outside your network radius and possible lapses in network security. Selecting a value other than FULL may limit the coverage area and data rates of your wireless PCs.
When you’ve completed making any changes on this tab, click the Apply but- ton to save those changes or Cancel to exit the
The Help Tab
For help on the various tabs in this
The help files for the various tabs in this
Wireless Network Access Point
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The following resources require an Internet connection in order to access them.
Click the Linksys Website link to connect to the Linksys homepage for Knowledgebase help files and information about other Linksys products.
For an Online Manual in PDF format, click that text link. The manual will appear in Adobe pdf format. If you do not have the Adobe PDF Reader installed on your computer, click the Adobe Website link to download this software.
Firmware can be upgraded from this tab as well. Do not upgrade your firmware unless you are experiencing problems with the Access Point. To begin the upgrade process, click the Linksys Website link to download the upgraded firmware’s “.bin” file from the website. Then, return to this tab and click the Firmware Upgrade link.
Upon clicking the Upgrade Firmware link, a new screen, shown in Figure
Address of the PC upon which the new firmware was down- loaded and the location of that firmware “.bin” file. If you do not know the location, click the Browse button to locate the file. Then, click the Upgrade button to upgrade the firmware, Cancel to stop the process, or Help for more information about upgrading firmware.
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