D-Link DI-624 [31/83] Using the configuration menu

Using the Configuration Menu

Advanced > Performance

Preamble Type- Select Short or Long Preamble. The Preamble defines the

length of the CRC block (Cyclic Redundancy Check is a com-

mon technique for detecting data transmission errors) for com-

munication between the wireless router and the roaming wire-

less network adapters. Auto is the default setting. Note: High

network traffic areas should use the shorter preamble type.

Wireless

Performance-

Displayed in this win-

dow are the Wireless

Performance fea-

tures for the Access

Point portion of the

DI-624.

Beacon Interval-

Beacons are packets sent by an Access Point to synchronize a

wireless network. Specify a value. 100 is the default setting and

is recommended.

RTS Threshold-

This value should remain at its default setting of 2432. If inconsis-

tent data flow is a problem, only a minor modification should be

made.

Fragmentation-

The fragmentation threshold, which is specified in bytes, deter-

mines whether packets will be fragmented. Packets exceeding

the 2346 byte setting will be fragmented before transmission.2346

is the default setting

Apply-

Click Apply to save changes

DTIM interval-

(Delivery Traffic Indication Message) 3 is the default setting. A

DTIM is a countdown informing clients of the next window for

listening to broadcast and multicast messages.