SMC Networks BARRICADE SMCWBR14-N2 - Manual (Page 52)

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Advanced_Advanced Wireless
Transmit Power
Normally the wireless transmitter operates at 100% power. In some circumstances, however,
there might be a need to isolate specific frequencies to a smaller area. By reducing the power
of the radio, you can prevent transmissions from reaching beyond your corporate/home office
or designated wireless area.
Beacon Period
Beacons are packets sent by a wireless router to synchronize wireless devices. Specify a
Beacon Period value between 20 and 1000. The default value is set to 100 milliseconds.
RTS Threshold
This setting should remain at its default value of 2346. If you encounter inconsistent data flow,
only minor modifications to the value are recommended.
Fragmentation Threshold
This setting should remain at its default value of 2346. Setting the Fragmentation value too low
may result in poor performance.
DTIM Interval
A DTIM is a countdown informing clients of the next window for listening to broadcast and
multicast messages. When the wireless router has buffered broadcast or multicast messages