Hawking Technology 108G - Manual (Page 49)

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DTIM Period The DTIM period you specify here indicates
how often the clients served by this access
point should check for buffered data still on
the AP awaiting pickup.
Data Rate
The “Data Rate” is the rate this access point
uses to transmit data packets. The access point
will use the highest possible selected
transmission rate to transmit the data packets.
Preamble Type
The “Long Preamble” can provide better
wireless LAN compatibility while the “Short
Preamble” can provide better wireless LAN
performance.
Broadcast ESSID
If you enable “Broadcast ESSID”, every wireless
station located within the coverage of this
access point can discover this access point
easily. If you are building a public wireless
network, enabling this feature is recommended.
Disabling “Broadcast ESSID” can provi de better
security.
CTS Protection
It is recommended to enable the protection
mechanism. This mechanism can decrease the
rate of data collision between 802.11b and
802.11g wireless stations. When the protection
mode is enabled, the throughput of the AP will
be a little lower due to many of frame traffic
should be transmitted.
Click <Apply> at the bottom of the screen to save the above configurations. You can now
configure other advance sections or start using the router.