works in 11b or 11b/g mixed mode, you can choose either “1, 2 Mbps” or “1, 2, 5.5, 11Mbps”. If the AP operates in pure 11g mode, you can choose one of the four modes. But for better performance, the last two modes (1, 2, 5.5, 11, 6, 12, 24Mbps and 6, 12, 24 Mbps) are recommended.

ØSSID: Service Set Identifier (up to 32 printable ASCII characters). The SSID must be identical for all the clients and AP of the same wireless network.

ØHide SSID: If this is checked, the AP will not incorporate its SSID into the field of the beacon frame regularly sent by the AP, which means only wireless stations set with the same SSID can connect to the AP. It prevents the AP from unauthorized user access.

ØTx Power: There are four levels (Level 0-3) for you to configure the transmission power of the AP. The higher transmission power, the larger transmission distance and wireless signal coverage will be.

ØChange/Apply: Click “Change” will enable you to configure the parameters in the “General Connection Setting” field. Meanwhile, it will turn into “Apply” for you to confirm the modified settings.

uWEP: You can disable/enable the WEP encryption. To implement it, the Authentication type (Open system/Shared key) and the WEP key format (Hex/ASCII), length (64/128/256-bit) and ID(1-4) must be identical on the AP and client side. The AP supports 64/128/256-bit Hex/ASCII WEP encryption. About detailed descriptions, please refer to the Section 3.3.

uAuthentication Mode:

ØOpen system: In this mode, wireless stations directly associate with the access point without any authentication (null authentication). You can decide whether to employ WEP data encryption.

ØShared key: In this mode, wireless stations communicate with the access point using the identical WEP key settings for user authentication and data encryption. It always combines with WEP data encryption.

uFragment: This value defines the maximum transmitted packet size. Any packet size is larger than it will be fragmented. If you hit upon a high packet error rate, try to increase this value, but the performance will thus be affected. Keeping the default setting applies to most scenarios.

uRTS/CTS: This feature focuses on solving the “Hidden Note” issue and avoiding subsequent collisions. If you encounter a constant high packet error rate and high latency, try to adjust this value to find the suitable one for your wireless network. However, its implementation will cause additional overhead to your wireless network.

uPreamble: It defines the length of the CRC block for communication within the wireless

network. There are two types available: Long and Short. If your wireless network consists

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