StarTech.com WAP1011BB, Instruction Manual

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Advanced Setting

The Wireless Advanced Settings page lets you set some advanced wireless LAN
parameters. You should not change these parameters unless you know what effects they
will have on the WAP.

When you are satisfied with your Advance settings, click Apply.

Parameter

Description

Authentication Type

Choose the type of authentication for your wireless LAN:
Open System:

In Open System, wireless stations can associate 

with the WAP without any WEP encryption. 
Shared Key:

With Shared Key, only wireless clients with the 

same WEP encryption key will be able to associate with the 
WAP. In Shared Key mode, you will need to set up a WEP key 
(See Security on page 13 for details). 
Both:

If you select Both, your wireless clients will be able to 

associate with the WAP using either authentication type.

Fragment Threshold

Specifies the maximum packet size for data transmission. If 
you set this value too low, it will result in bad performance.

RTS Threshold

Specifies the RTS threshold for data transmission. When a data 
packet is less than the specified RTS threshold, the WAP will 
not use the RTS/CT mechanism to send the packet.

Beacon Interval

Specifies the amount of time between beacon broadcasts. 

Data Rate

Choose between transfer rates of Auto (best available rate), 11, 
5.5

, 2, or 1 Mbits/sec.

Preamble Type

Defines the length of the CRC block in the frames during the 
wireless transmission. “Short Preamble” is appropriate for high
traffic networks. “Long Preamble” provides more reliable 
communication for less busy networks.

Broadcast ESSID

Choose whether or not to broadcast the WAP’s ESSID.

IAPP

Choose to enable or disable IAPP. Enabling IAPP is 
recommended if you have more than one wireless access point 
in your WLAN and your wireless stations have roaming 
requirements. Disabling this feature provides more security.