Zhone Technologies 6238-I2 - Manual (Page 57)

6238-A2-ZB20-10 6238 Wi-Fi Router with VOIP User’s Guide 57
• 54g ™ Rate—data rate speed up to 54 MBps which results in faster wireless
network access and file transfer. 54g also provides a strong wireless
connection as well as quick and safe delivery to its destination.
• Multicast Rate— The rate at which a message is sent to a specified group of
recipients.
• Basic Rate— The set of data transfer rates that all the stations will be capable
of using to receive frames from a wireless medium.
• Fragmentation Threshold— Used to fragment packets which help improve
performance in the presence of radio frequency (RF) interference.
• RTS Threshold (Request to Send Threshold)— Determines the packet size
of a transmission through the use of the router to help control traffic flow.
• DTIM Interval— Sets the Wake-up interval for clients in power-saving
mode.
• Beacon Interval— A packet of information that is sent from a connected
device to all other devices where it announces its availability and readiness.
A beacon interval is a period of time (sent with the beacon) before sending
the beacon again. The beacon interval may be adjusted in milliseconds (ms).
•
Maximum Associated Clients—the maximum number of users that can
access your router via wireless connection
.
• Xpress Technology— A technology that utilizes standards based on
framebursting to achieve higher throughput. With Xpress Technology
enabled, aggregate throughput (the sum of the individual throughput speeds
of each client on the network) can improve by up to 25% in 802.11g only
networks and up to 75% in mixed networks comprised of 802.11g and
802.11b equipment.
• 54g Mode— 54g is a Broadcom Wi-Fi technology.
o 54g Auto: is used for compatibility with 802.11b/g.
o
54g Performance: improves the performance, but only works with
clients that support 54g wireless mode.
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54g LRS: In some cases, older 802.11b clients may not be
compatible with 54g wireless. 54g-LRS (Limited Rate Support)
allows these clients to be compatible with the newer 54g technology.
Switching to this mode can solve problems that sometimes occur
with these clients. If there is no driver update available for these
clients, switching to 54g-LRS mode may fix the problem. Please
note that switching to 54g-LRS mode may decrease 54g
performance. It is not recommended to use this mode unless there is a
very specific reason to do so. This mode exists only to solve unique
problems that may occur with some 802.11b client adapters and is
NOT necessary for interoperability of 54g and 802.11b standards.
• 54g Protection— The 802.11g standards provide a protection method so
802.11g and 802.11b devices can co-exist in the same network. Do not
disable 54g Protection if there is a possibility that a 802.11b device may need
to use your wireless network. In Auto Mode, the wireless device will use
RTS/CTS (Request to Send / Clear to Send) to improve 802.11g performance