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Chapter 6: Setting Up and Configuring the Router
Wireless Tab
Wireless-N Gigabit Security Router with VPN
header). WMM provides the capability to prioritize traffic in your environment. The default in Enabled. Select
High Performance (N-Only) if you want to achieve highest throughput on 11n connections. Note that 11b and
11g clients performance will be affected by setting to this mode.
IOT Mode. Interoperability Mode. Enabling this mode will help this AP to communicate with Linksys retail client
cards (e.g. WPC300N) at 11n rates. This mode is a temporary measure to cope with implementation differences
on 802.11n draft specification. This option will be removed eventually when IEEE802.11n is finalized. The default
is disabled.
Beacon Interval. This value indicates the frequency interval of the beacon. A beacon is a packet broadcast by
the Wireless Router to keep the network synchronized. A beacon includes the wireless networks service area, the
Wireless Router address, the Broadcast destination addresses, a time stamp, Delivery Traffic Indicator Maps, and
the Traffic Indicator Message (TIM). The default is 100 ms.
DTIM Interval. This value indicates how often the Wireless Router sends out a Delivery Traffic Indication
Message (DTIM). Lower settings result in more efficient networking, while preventing your PC from dropping into
power-saving sleep mode. Higher settings allow your PC to enter sleep mode, thus saving power, but interferes
with wireless transmissions. The default is 1 ms.
RTS Threshold. This setting determines how large a packet can be before the Wireless Router coordinates
transmission and reception to ensure efficient communication. This value should remain at its default setting of
2347. If you encounter inconsistent data flow, only minor modifications are recommended.
Change these settings as described here and click Save Settings to apply your changes, or click Cancel
Changes to cancel your changes. Help information is displayed on the right-hand side of the screen, and click
More for additional details.
