Tp-Link TL-WA500G [41/53] System tools

TL-WA500G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide

traffic. A long transmit preamble may provide a more reliable connection or slightly longer

range. A short preamble gives better performance. High network traffic areas should use the

shorter preamble type. Checking Disable short preamble box will disable short preamble

and use long preamble only. 802.11b mode supports only long preamble and this parameter

will be ignored.

¾ RTS threshold - Specifies the packet size that is used to determine if RTS/CTS should be

sent.

¾ Fragmentation threshold - Specifies the maximum packet size used for fragmentation.

¾ Beacon Interval - Specifies the interval time between two successive beacons.

¾ Power - Select the transmit power of the access point from the drop-down list.

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Note:

Restricted by local law regulations, version for North America does not have power selection

option. The wireless advanced settings for this version are shown below.

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Note:

The AP will reboot automatically after you click the Save button.

4.7 System Tools

System Tools option helps you to optimize the configuration of your device. You can upgrade the

AP to the most recent version of firmware as well as back up or restore the AP’s configuration files.

You should change the default password to a more secure one because it controls access to the

AP’s web-based management page. Besides, you can find out what happened to the system in

Syslog.

There are six submenus under the System Tools menu (shown as Figure 4-25): Firmware,

Factory Defaults, Backup & Restore, Reboot, Password, and Syslog. Clicking any of them will

enable you to configure the corresponding function. The detailed explanations for each submenu

are provided below.