Asus WL-320gE - Manual (Page 35)

3. Software
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Chapter 3 - Software Configuration
Access Point
Hide SSID - By default, your ASUS 802.11g AP’s SSID is hidden, which allows
all wireless clients to connect to your AP. If you select “Yes”, your ASUS 802.11g
AP will not show in site surveys by wireless mobile clients and they will have to
manually enter your ASUS 802.11g AP’s SSID. If you want to restrict access to
“your” ASUS 802.11g AP , this is a simple way to do it but for security reasons, do
not forget to change the SSID to something other than “default”.
Set AP Isolated - Select “Yes” to prevent wireless clients from communicating with
each other.
Data Rate (Mbps) - This field allows you to specify the transmission rate. Select
“Auto” to maximize performance versus distance.
Basic Rate Set - This field indicates the basic rates that wireless clients must
support. Use “1 & 2 Mbps” only when backward compatibility is needed for some
older wireless LAN cards with a maximum bit rate of 2Mbps.
Fragmentation Threshold (256-236) – Fragmentation is used to divide
802.11 frames into smaller pieces (fragments) that are sent separately to the
destination. Enable fragmentation by setting a specific packet size threshold. If
there is an excessive number of collisions on the WLAN, experiment with different
fragmentation values to increase the reliability of frame transmissions. The default
value (2346) is recommended for normal use.
RTS Threshold (0-23) – The RTS/CTS (Request to Send/Clear to Send)
function is used to minimize collisions among wireless stations. When
RTS/CTS is enabled, the router refrains from sending a data frame until another
RTS/CTS handshake is completed. Enable RTS/CTS by setting a specific packet
size threshold. The default value (2347) is recommended.
DTIM Interval (1-255) – DTIM (Delivery Traffic Indication Message) is a wireless
message used to inform clients in Power Saving Mode when the system should
wake up to receive broadcast and multicast messages. Type the time interval in
which the system will broadcast a DTIM for clients in Power Saving Mode. The
default value (3) is recommended
Beacon Interval (1-65535) – This field indicates the time interval in milliseconds
that a system broadcast packet, or beacon, is sent to synchronize the wireless
network. The default value (100 milliseconds) is recommended.
Enable Frame Bursting? – This field allows you to enable frame-bursting mode to
improve performance with wireless clients that also support frame-bursting.
Enable Radio – Radio Power can be set between 1 to 84 but the default value is
recommended.