Reference Manual for the ProSafe Wireless 802.11g Firewall/Print Server Model FWG114P v2

These settings normally do not need to be changed.

WMM support

WMM (Wireless Multimedia) is a subset of the 802.11e standard. WMM allows wireless traffic to have a range of priorities, depending on the kind of data. Time-dependent information, like video or audio, will have a higher priority than normal traffic. For WMM to function correctly, wireless clients must also support WMM. The default is Disable.

RTS Threshold

Request to Send Threshold. The packet size that is used to determine if it should use the CSMA/CD (Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection) mechanism or the CSMA/CA define the mechanism for packet transmission. With the CSMA/CD transmission mechanism, the transmitting station sends out the actual packet as soon as it has waited for the silence period. With the CSMA/CA transmission mechanism, the transmitting station sends out an RTS packet to the receiving station, and waits for the receiving station to send back a CTS (Clear to Send) packet before sending the actual packet data.

Fragmentation Length

This is the maximum packet size used for fragmentation. Packets larger than the size programmed in this field will be fragmented. The Fragment Threshold value must be larger than the RTS Threshold value.

Beacon Interval

Specifies the data beacon rate between 20 and 1000.

DTIM

The Delivery Traffic Indication Message. Specifies the data beacon rate between 1 and 255.

Preamble Type

A long transmit preamble may provide a more reliable connection or slightly longer range. A short transmit preamble gives better performance.

Advanced Configuration

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