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| Chapter 8 Wireless Configuration |
| Table 25 Wireless: AP + Bridge | |
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| RTS/CTS | Use RTS/CTS to reduce data collisions on the wireless network if you |
| Threshold | have wireless clients that are associated with the same AP but out of |
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| range of one another. When enabled, a wireless client sends an RTS |
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| (Request To Send) and then waits for a CTS (Clear To Send) before |
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| it transmits. This stops wireless clients from transmitting packets at |
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| the same time (and causing data collisions). |
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| A wireless client sends an RTS for all packets larger than the number |
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| (of bytes) that you enter here. Set the RTS/CTS equal to or higher |
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| than the fragmentation threshold to turn RTS/CTS off. |
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| Fragmentation | The threshold (number of bytes) for the fragmentation boundary for |
| Threshold | directed messages. It is the maximum data fragment size that can |
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| be sent. Enter an even number between 256 and 2346. |
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| Beacon Interval | When a wirelessly networked device sends a beacon, it includes with |
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| it a beacon interval. This specifies the time period before the device |
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| sends the beacon again. The interval tells receiving devices on the |
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| network how long they can wait in |
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| up to handle the beacon. This value can be set from 30ms to |
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| 1000ms. A high value helps save current consumption of the access |
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| point. |
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| DTIM | Delivery Traffic Indication Message (DTIM) is the time period after |
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| which broadcast and multicast packets are transmitted to mobile |
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| clients in the Active Power Management mode. A high DTIM value |
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| can cause clients to lose connectivity with the network. This value |
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| can be set from 1 to 100. |
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| Output Power | Set the output power of the NWA in this field. If there is a high |
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| density of APs in an area, decrease the output power of the NWA to |
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| reduce interference with other APs. Select from 100% (Full |
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| Power), 50%, 25%, 12.5% and Minimum. See the product |
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| specifications for more information on your NWA’s output power. |
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| Note: Reducing the output power also reduces the NWA’s |
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| effective broadcast radius. |
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| SSID Profile | The SSID (Service Set IDentifier) identifies the Service Set with |
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| which a wireless station is associated. Wireless stations associating |
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| to the access point (AP) must have the same SSID. Select an SSID |
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| Profile from the |
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| Configure SSID profiles in the SSID screen (see Section 9.2 on page |
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| 147 for information on configuring SSID). |
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| If you are configuring the NWA from a computer connected to the |
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| wireless LAN and you change the NWA’s SSID or security settings, |
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| you will lose your wireless connection when you press Apply to |
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| confirm. You must then change the wireless settings of your |
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| computer to match the NWA’s new settings. |
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