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Transmit Power
Adjust the power of the FiOS Router’s wireless signal by entering a percentage
in this text box.
CTS Protection Mode
Activating CTS (Clear to Send) Protection Mode allows mixed 802.11b/g/n
networks to operate at maximum efficiency. Select
Auto
from the drop-down
list to activate. Select
None
to deactivate .
CTS Protection Type
Select from the two options:
cts-only
(for mixed 802.11b/g/n networks) or
rts-cts
. (for 802.11a/b/g networks).
Frame Burst - Max Number
Frame Burst allows packet bursting, which increases overall network speed.
Enter the maximum number of frame bursts in this text box.
Frame Burst - Burst Time
Enter the burst time of the frame bursts in this text box.
Beacon Interval
Enter the time period of the beacon interval in this text box.
DTIM Interval
Enter the DTIM (Delivery Traffic Indication Message) interval value (in
milliseconds) in this text box. A DTIM is a countdown mechanism for the FiOS
Router, informing wireless network clients of the next window for listening to
broadcast and multicast messages.
Fragmentation Threshold
Setting the correct fragmentation threshold can increase the reliability of frame
transmissions on the wireless network. Enter the fragmentation threshold in this
text box.
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Setting Up a Wireless Network
3.5
Advanced Security Settings
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RTS Threshold
Enter the RTS (Request to Send) threshold in this text box. This setting controls
what size data packet the low level RF protocol issues to an RTS packet.
MSDU Aggregation
Use these radio buttons to enable or disable MSDU aggregation.
MPDU Aggregation
Use these radio buttons to enable or disable MPDU aggregation.
802.11 Guard Interval
Always set to “Dynamic.”
3.5e
WMM Settings
Clicking
WMM Settings
at the bottom of the Advanced Wireless Options
screen generates (after clicking through the “Warning” screen) the “Wireless QoS
(WMM)” screen. This screen allows the user to prioritize the types of data coming
over the FiOS Router’s wireless network.
Wireless QoS (WMM)
Click in the check box to enable/disable Wireless QoS.
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WMM Power Save
Click in the check box to enable/disable WMM Power Save.
Priority Table
The upper table in the Wireless QoS screen is the Priority Table.
Use the green up and down arrows to adjust the priority of a particular type of
wireless data. The data type at the top of the table has the highest priority on
the wireless network; at the bottom is the lowest. Additionally, the user can add
a custom type of data by clicking
Add
and, in the screen that appears, creating
a new type of data tag. Finally, clicking the Action icon in the row corresponding
to an existing type of data allows the user to modify that type of data’s Tag and
WMM access.
Admission Control Table
The lower table in the Wireless QoS screen is the Admission Control Table.
This table allows the user to adjust a wireless data type’s admission control by
selecting Yes/No from the corresponding row’s drop-down list. Also, if needed,
enter a Quota amount in the appropriate Quota text box.
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Setting Up a Wireless Network
3.6
Setting Up a Wireless Client
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3.6
Setting Up a Wireless Client
If the computer has wireless capabilities and is running Windows XP, Vista,
or 7, it will automatically recognize the existing wireless network and try to
create a wireless connection. View this connection under Windows’
“Network Connections.”
3.6a
Setting Up a Wireless Windows Client (Windows XP)
This section assumes the FiOS Router’s wireless network is set up with 64-bit
WEP security.
Click
1.
Network Connections
in the Control Panel. The “Network
Connections” window appears.
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Double-click the wireless connection icon. The “Wireless Network
2.
Connection” screen appears, displaying the available wireless connections.
Select the FiOS Router’s network.
Click the connection once to mark it, then click
3.
Connect
at the bottom of
the screen. The following login window appears, asking for a “Network Key,”
which is the pre-shared key used when configuring the FiOS Router’s WEP
security (see the
“WEP” section in this chapter).
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