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Chapter 6: Configuring the Wireless-G Music Bridge
The Password Tab
Wireless-G Music Bridge
Change these settings as described here and click the Apply button to apply your changes or Cancel to cancel
your changes. Click the Help button if you need more information.
The Password Tab

Password

You can change the Bridge’s password from here. Enter a new password and then type it again in the Confirm
field to confirm.

Factory Defaults

If you want to reset the Bridge to to its original default settings and lose all of the settings that you have set, you
can click the Restore Factory Defaults button.
Change these settings as described here and click the Apply button to apply your changes or Cancel to cancel
your changes. Click the Help button if you need more information.
The Advanced Tab
This screen is used to configure the advanced settings and should only be used by advanced users.
Transmission Rate. The rate of data transmission should be set depending on the speed of your wireless
network. You can select from a range of transmission speeds, or you can select Auto to have the Bridge
automatically use the fastest possible data rate and enable the Auto-Fallback feature. Auto-Fallback will
negotiate the best possible connection speed between the Bridge and a wireless client. The default value is Auto.
Fragmentation Threshold. This value specifies the maximum size for a packet before data is fragmented into
multiple packets. If you experience a high packet error rate, you may slightly increase the Fragmentation
Threshold. Setting the Fragmentation Threshold too low may result in poor network performance. Only minor
reduction of the default value is recommended. In most cases, it should remain at its default value of 2346.
RTS Threshold. Should you encounter inconsistent data flow, only minor reduction of the default value, 2347, is
recommended. If a network packet is smaller than the preset RTS threshold size, the RTS/CTS mechanism will
Figure 6-7: Password
Figure 6-8: Advanced
Important: Resetting the Music Bridge will erase all of your settings and replace them with
the factory defaults. Do not reset the Bridge if you want to retain these settings.