PLANET MAP-3100 - Manual (Page 32)

¾ Band – Click on “Band” drop down menu to select “802.11a”, “802.11b” or
“802.11g” operating band. Choose 802.11a if you want to operates mesh
network under the 5GHz spectrum and up to 54Mbps. However, make sure
your hardware is supported for this kind of operation. Choose 802.11b for
operation under 2.4GHz spectrum for rates up to 11Mbps. Choose 802.11g for
operation under 2.4GHz that are backward compatible with 802.11b band. It
can support rates up to 54Mbps.
¾ ESSID – Extended Service Set Identifier is a code attached to all packets on a
wireless network to identify each packet as part of that network. This entry is
case sensitive text string which consists of a maximum of 32 alphanumeric
characters. Enter your ESSID into this field that consistent with other mesh so
that it can join or form the mesh network.
¾ Frequency – Click on “Frequency” drop down menu to select operating
frequency of wireless network in GHz.
¾ Beacon Interval – Beacon are management packets sent by an Access Point
to manage and synchronize a wireless network. Value in the range of 20 to
1000 milliseconds is permitted. The default value is set to 100 milliseconds.
¾ RTS Threshold – Request to Send management packet. With smaller RTS
length value, the wireless network can recover from interference and
collisions quicker at a cost of reducing the maximum throughput. Network with
heaving loading or interference is advised to use smaller value of RTS.
¾ Fragmentation Threshold – Fragmentation of packet into desired length.
Network with high packet error should use smaller value. Use of small value
will results in lower throughput due to more overheads is introduced.
¾ DTIM Interval – Delivery Traffic Indication Message is a countdown
mechanism for informing associated stations of the next window for listening
to broadcast and multicast messages. When the AP has buffered broadcast or
multicast messages, it sends the next DTIM with a DTIM interval value.
Clients hear the beacons and awaken to receive the broadcast and multicast
messages. A range of value 1 to 255 is permitted. The default value is 1.
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