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Chapter 5: Configuring the Wireless-N Home Router
The Wireless Tab - Advanced Wireless Settings
Wireless-N Home Router
The Wireless Tab - Advanced Wireless Settings
This tab is used to set up the Router’s advanced wireless functions. These settings should only be adjusted by an
expert administrator as incorrect settings can reduce wireless performance.
Advanced Wireless
AP Isolation. This isolates all wireless clients and wireless devices on your network from each other. Wireless
devices will be able to communicate with the Router but not with each other. To use this function, click Enabled.
AP Isolation is disabled by default.
Frame Burst. This should provide your network with greater performance, depending on the manufacturer of
your wireless products. To use this function, keep the default, Enabled.
Authentication Type. The default is set to Auto, which allows either Open System or Shared Key authentication
to be used. Select Shared Key if you only want to use Shared Key authentication (the sender and recipient use a
WEP key for authentication).
Basic Rate. The Basic Rate setting is not actually one rate of transmission but a series of rates at which the
Router can transmit. The Router will advertise its Basic Rate to the other wireless devices in your network, so
they know which rates will be used. The Router will also advertise that it will automatically select the best rate
for transmission. The default setting is Default, when the Router can transmit at all standard wireless rates
(1-2Mbps, 5.5Mbps, 11Mbps, 18Mbps, and 24Mbps). Other options are 1-2Mbps, for use with older wireless
technology, and All, when the Router can transmit at all wireless rates.
Transmission Rate. The rate of data transmission should be set depending on the speed of your wireless
network. You can select from a range of transmission speeds, or you can select Auto to have the Router
automatically use the fastest possible data rate and enable the Auto-Fallback feature. Auto-Fallback will
negotiate the best possible connection speed between the Router and a wireless client. The default setting is
Auto.
N Transmission Rate. The rate of data transmission should be set depending on the speed of your Wireless-N
networking. You can select from a range of transmission speeds, or you can select Auto to have the Router
automatically use the fastest possible data rate and enable the Auto-Fallback feature. Auto-Fallback will
negotiate the best possible connection speed between the Router and a wireless client. The default setting is
Auto.
CTS Protection Mode. CTS (Clear-To-Send) Protection Mode’s default setting is Auto. The Router will
automatically use CTS Protection Mode when your Wireless-N and Wireless-G products are experiencing severe
problems and are not able to transmit to the Router in an environment with heavy 802.11b traffic. This function
Figure 5-23: Wireless Tab - Advanced Wireless Settings