User Manual

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ESSID value should be the same in all stations and Access Point in the
extended WLAN.
3. Channel: There are 14 channels available. The channels differ form
country to country. Please don’t illegally use the channel.
4. Fragmentation threshold: Indicates the size at which packets will be
fragmented. You may select one within a range of 256 to 2346 bytes.
5. RTS Threshold: RTS stands for Request To Send. This field indicates
the minimum packet size to require an RTS. When packets are smaller
than this threshold, an RTS is not sent and the packet is transmitted
directly to the WLAN.
6. Authentication Type: Select Open System, Shared Key or Both.
Open System: Allows any station in the WLAN to associate with an
Access Point and receive and transmit data.
Shared Key: Allows only stations using a shared key encryption identified
by the Access Point to associate with it.
Both: Allows stations communicate with the Access Point either with or
without data encryption.
7. Preamble Type: Select Short Preamble or Long Preamble. The short
Preamble option improves throughput performance.
8. SSID Broadcasting: Check this box to ensure the Access Point will be
found when Site-survey is executed.
9. Regulatory Domain: This value is set and cannot be modified.
10. Rate: The default setting allows the unit to adaptively select the highest
possible rate. You have 4 options: 1, 2, 5.5 or 11 Mbps.
11. Auto Rate Fall Back: Automatically adjust the data rate depending on
the transmission distance.
12. Advanced: