2.4.2 Advanced Settings

You can set advanced wireless LAN parameters of this router. The parameters include Authentication Type, Fragment Threshold, RTS Threshold, Beacon Interval, Preamble Type …… You should not change these parameters unless you know what effect the

changes will have on this router.

Parameters

Default

Description

 

 

 

Fragment Threshold

 

"Fragment Threshold" specifies the maximum

 

 

size of packet during the fragmentation of data

 

 

to be transmitted. If you set this value too low, it

 

 

will result in bad performance.

RTS Threshold

 

When the packet size is smaller the RTS

 

 

threshold, the wireless router will not use the

 

 

RTS/CTS mechanism to send this packet.

Beacon Interval

 

The interval of time that this wireless router

 

 

broadcast a beacon. Beacon is used to

 

 

synchronize the wireless network.

DTIM Period

 

The DTIM period you specify here indicates

 

 

how often the clients served by this access

 

 

point should check for buffered data still on

 

 

the AP awaiting pickup.

 

 

 

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Topcom WBR 7101GMR manual Fragment Threshold specifies the maximum