D-Link AIRPLUS DWL-900AP PLUS Manual page 16

Configuration Menu
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:
should remain at its default
setting of 2,432.
encounter inconsistent
flow, only minor modifications
to the value range between
256 and
recommended.
Fragmentation: This value should remain at its default setting of 2,346. If you
experience a high packet error rate, you may slightly increase your Fragmentation
Threshold within the value range of 256 to 2,346.
Threshold too low may result in poor performance.
DTIM Interval (Beacon Rate): (Delivery Traffic Indication Message) Enter a value
between 1 and 16384 for the Delivery Traffic Indication Message (DTIM.) A DTIM is
a countdown informing clients of the next window for listening to broadcast and
multicast messages.
Transmission Rate: Select the transmission rate for the network
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 Redundancy 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
Antenna Type: Select Left, Right or both (Diversity) antenna
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
communication.
This value
If you
data
2,432 are
Advanced > Performance
Fig. 5.7
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Setting the Fragmentation