Description
Beacon Interval
(Only in Access
Point mode)
The Beacon Interval is the amount of time between
beacon transmissions. A beacon is a guidance signal
sent by the access point to announce its presence to
other devices in the network.
Before a client enters the power-save mode, it needs the
beacon interval to know when to wake up to receive the
beacon (and learn whether there are buffered frames at
the access point).
Data Beacon Rate
(DTIM)
(Only in Access
Point mode)
The Data Beacon Rate (DTIM) determines how often the
beacon contains a delivery traffic indication message
(DTIM). The DTIM identifies which clients (in power-save
mode) have data frames waiting for them in the access
point’s buffer.
If the beacon period is set at 100 (default value), and the
data beacon rate is set at 1 (default value), then the
access point sends a beacon containing a DTIM every
100 KPsecs (1 KPsec equals 1,024 Psec).
RTS/CTS Threshold The RTS/CTS Threshold value determines the minimum size
of a packet in bytes that would trigger the RTS/CTS
mechanism.
Frag Threshold The Frag Threshold value indicates the maximum size that
a packet can reach without being fragmented.
This value extends from 256 to 2346 bytes, where a value
of 0 indicates that all the packets should be transmitted
using RTS.
Transmit Power The Transmit Power drop-down list lets you pick from a
range of transmission power.
Radio Off When
Ethernet Link
Down
The Radio Off When Ethernet Link Down function detects
when the Ethernet link is down and disables the radio card
automatically.
