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Using the Configuration Utility (continued)
Advanced > Performance
slightly increase your fragmentation threshold within the value range of 256 to 2,346.
Setting the fragmentation threshold too low may result in poor performance.
DTIM Interval (Beacon Rate): (Delivery Traffic Indication Message) Enter a value
between 1 and 255 (default is 3) for the Delivery Traffic Indication Message. A DTIM is a
countdown informing clients of the next window for listening to broadcast and multicast
messages.
Basic Rates: Default is 2Mbps. We recommend that you keep the setting at default. If
you lose connection at the TX rate, you will regain connection at the basic rate. A lower
basic rate will make reconnection easier.
TX Rates: Select the transmission rate for the network. The default rate is 11Mbps.
Preamble: Long Preamble is the default setting. (High traffic networks should use the
shorter preamble type.) The preamble defines the length of the CRC block (Cyclic Redun-
dancy Check is a common technique for detecting data transmission errors) used in
communication between the access point and the roaming wireless network adapters.
Authentication:
Open System - communicates the key across the network.
Shared Key - devices must have identical WEP settings to communicate.
Auto - automatically adjusts to the Authentication mode of the wireless client.
SSID Broadcast: (Service Set Identifier) Enable or Disable (default) the broadcast
of the SSID name across the network. SSID is a name that identifies a wireless
network. All devices on a network must use the same SSID to establish communica-
tion.
The default Performance settings
are shown here.
Beacon Interval: Beacons are
packets sent by an access point to
synchronize a wireless network.
Specify a beacon interval value.
Default (100) is recommended.
RTS Threshold: This value
should remain at its default setting
of 2,437. If you encounter inconsis-
tent data flow, only minor modifica-
tions to the value range between
256 and 2,437 are recommended.
Fragmentation: This value should
remain at its default setting of 2,347. If you experience a high packet error rate, you may