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ProSafe Wireless-N 8-Port Gigabit VPN Firewall FVS318N

3.Specify the settings as explained in the following table:

Table 31. Advanced Wireless screen settings

Setting	Description
Beacon Interval	Enter an interval between 40 ms and 3500 ms for each beacon transmission,
	which allows the wireless VPN firewall to synchronize the wireless network. The
	default setting is 100.
DTIM Interval	Enter the Delivery Traffic Indication Message (DTIM) interval, also referred to
	as the data beacon rate, which indicates the period for the beacon DTIM in
	multiples of beacon intervals. This value needs to be between 1 and 255. The
	default setting is 2.
RTS Threshold	Enter the Request to Send (RTS) threshold. The default setting is 2346 bytes.
	If the packet size is equal to or less than the RTS threshold, the wireless VPN
	firewall uses the Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection
	(CSMA/CD) mechanism, and the data frame is transmitted immediately after
	the silence period.
	If the packet size is larger than the RTS threshold, the wireless VPN firewall
	uses the CSMA with Collision Avoidance (CSMA/CA) mechanism. In this
	situation, the transmitting station sends an RTS packet to the receiving station
	and waits for the receiving station to return a Clear to Send (CTS) packet before
	sending the actual packet data. This method improves the performance but
	reduces the throughput.
Fragmentation Threshold	Enter the maximum packet size that is used for the fragmentation of data
	packets. Packets that are larger than the specified fragmentation length are
	broken up into smaller packets before being transmitted. The fragmentation
	threshold needs to be an even number. The default setting is 2346 bytes.
Preamble Mode	Specify the preamble mode by making a selection from the drop-down list:
	• Long. A long transmit preamble might provide a more reliable connection or
	a slightly longer range. This is the default mode.
	• Short. A short transmit preamble gives better performance.
Protection Mode	Specify the Clear to Send (CTS)-to-self protection mode by making a selection
	from the drop-down list:
	• None. CTS-to-self protection mode is disabled. This is the default mode.
	• CTS-to-Self-Protection. CTS-to-self protection mode is enabled. This mode
	increases the performance but reduces the throughput slightly.
Power Save Enable	To enable the Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM) Powersave feature, select the Power
	Save Enable check box. This feature saves power for battery-powered
	equipment by increasing the efficiency and flexibility of data transmission. Clear
	the check box to disable the feature, which is the default setting.

4.Click Apply to save your settings.

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