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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