Chapter 3
Advanced Configuration
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Simultaneous Dual-Band Wireless-N Router
Wireless Client List
MAC XX Enter the MAC addresses of the devices whose
wireless access you want to control.
Click Save Settings to apply your changes, or click Cancel
Changes to cancel your changes.
Wireless > Advanced Wireless Settings
This Wireless > Advanced Wireless Settings screen is used
to set up the Router’s advanced wireless functions. These
settings should only be adjusted by an expert administrator
as incorrect settings can reduce wireless performance.
Wireless > Advanced Wireless Settings
5 GHz or 2.4 GHz Advanced Wireless
The same settings are available for the 5 GHz and 2.4 GHz
radio bands. The 5 GHz Advanced Wireless settings
configure the 5 GHz network you set up on the Basic
Wireless Settings screen, and the 2.4 GHz Advanced
Wireless settings configure the 2.4 GHz network you set
up on the Basic Wireless Settings screen.
AP Isolation This isolates all wireless clients and wireless
devices on your network from each other. Wireless devices
will be able to communicate with the Router but not
with each other. To use this function, select Enabled. AP
Isolation is disabled by default.
Authentication Type The default is set to Auto, which
allows either Open System or Shared Key authentication
to be used. With Open System authentication, the sender
and the recipient do NOT use a WEP key for authentication.
With Shared Key authentication, the sender and recipient
use a WEP key for authentication.
Basic Rate The Basic Rate setting is not one, but a series
of rates at which the Router can transmit. (The Basic Rate
is not the actual rate of data transmission. If you want to
specify the Router’s rate of data transmission, configure
the Transmission Rate setting.) The Router will advertise
its Basic Rate to the other wireless devices in your network,
so they know which rates will be used. The Router will also
advertise that it will automatically select the best rate for
transmission. The default setting is Default, when the
Router can transmit at all standard wireless rates..
Transmission Rate The rate of data transmission should
be set depending on the speed of your wireless network.
You can select from a range of transmission speeds, or you
can select Auto to have the Router automatically use the
fastest possible data rate and enable the Auto-Fallback
feature. Auto-Fallback will negotiate the best possible
connection speed between the Router and a wireless
client. The default value is Auto.
CTS Protection Mode CTS (Clear-To-Send) Protection
Mode should remain disabled unless you are having severe
problems with your wireless products not being able
to transmit to the Router in an environment with heavy
latency wireless traffic. This function boosts the Router’s
ability to catch all wireless transmissions but will severely
decrease performance. The default value is Auto.
Beacon Interval A beacon is a packet broadcast by the
Router to synchronize the wireless network. Enter a value
between 20 and 1000 milliseconds. The Beacon Interval
value indicates the frequency interval of the beacon. The
default value is 100.
DTIM Interval This value, between 3 and 255, indicates
the interval of the Delivery Traffic Indication Message
(DTIM). A DTIM field is a countdown field informing
clients of the next window for listening to broadcast
and multicast messages. When the Router has buffered
broadcast or multicast messages for associated clients, it
sends the next DTIM with a DTIM Interval value. Its clients
hear the beacons and awaken to receive the broadcast
and multicast messages. The default value is 3.
Fragmentation Threshold This value specifies the
maximum size for a packet before data is fragmented
into multiple packets. If you experience a high packet
error rate, you may slightly increase the Fragmentation
