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Wireless > SECURITY — basic Page

Use this page to configure basic Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) settings.

For information about using this page, see

“Configuring Basic Wireless LAN Security”

on page 73.

Transmit Power

Sets the transmit power on the

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wireless access point — 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, or 100

mW

. The default is 32 mW. Transmit power control is an optional IEEE 802.11b feature.

RTS Threshold

The Request To Send Threshold sets the packet size at which the access point issues an

RTS

before sending the packet. A low RTS can help when many clients are associated with the

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or when the clients are far apart and can detect the

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but not each other.

The value can be 0 to 2347 bytes. The default is 2347.

Fragmentation
Threshold

Sets the size at which packets are fragmented (sent as several packets instead of as one
packet). A low Fragmentation Threshold can help when communication is poor or when there
is a significant interference.
The default is 2346. The value can be 256 to 2346 bytes.

Enable Short Preamble Short preamble can improve throughput when the

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access point and associated

clients operate at 2, 5.5, or 11 Mbps. If you enable short preamble, be sure all wireless clients
also support short preamble. Short preamble is an optional IEEE 802.11b feature that is useful
if maximum throughput is important and interoperability with legacy IEEE 802.11b equipment is
not required. The default is Disabled.

Caution!

The default Authentication setting of Disable WEP provides no security for transmitted data.

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