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Advanced

The Advanced page configures advanced features of the wireless LAN interface.

Note:

Do not change the settings on this screen if you are not familiar with WiFi settings

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Advanced features include:



Band

—

a default setting at 2.4GHz

–

802.11g



Channel

—

802.11b and 802.11g use channels to limit interference from other devices. If you

are experiencing interference with another 2.4Ghz device such as a baby monitor, security

alarm, or cordless phone, then change the channel on your router.



Auto Channel Timer

—

a timer that rescans and finds the best available channel for use on

your wireless network.



54g Rate

—

rate at which information will be transmitted and received on your wireless

network.



Multicast Rate

—

the rate at which a message is sent to a specified group of recipients.



Basic Rate

—

the set of data transfer rates that all the stations will be capable of using to

receive frames from a wireless medium.



Fragmentation Threshold

—

used to fragment packets which help improve performance in

the presence of radio frequency (RF) interference.



RTS Threshold (Request to Send Threshold)

—

determines the packet size of a

transmission through the use of the router to help control traffic flow.



DTIM Interval

—

sets the Wake-up interval for clients in power-saving mode.



Beacon Interval

—

a packet of information that is sent from a connected device to all other

devices where it announces its availability and readiness. A beacon interval is a period of

time (sent with the beacon) before sending the beacon again. The beacon interval may be

adjusted in milliseconds (ms).

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

Xpress Technology

—

a technology that utilizes standards based on frame bursting to

achieve higher throughput. With Xpress Technology enabled, aggregate throughput (the sum

of the individual throughput speeds of each client on the network) can improve by up to 25%

in 802.11g only networks and up to 75% in mixed networks comprised of 802.11g and

802.11b equipment.



54g Mode

—

54g is a Broadcom Wi-Fi technology.



54g Protection

—

the 802.11g standards provide a protection method so 802.11g and

802.11b devices can co-

exist in the same network without ―speaking‖ at the same time.

Do

not disable 54g Protection if there is a possibility that an 802.11b device may need to use

your wireless network. In Auto Mode, the wireless device will use RTS/CTS (Request to Send

/ Clear to Send) to improve 802.11g performance in mixed 802.11g/802.11b networks. Turn

protection off to maximize 802.11g throughput under most conditions.



Preamble Type

—

this information relates to wireless communication based



Transmit Power

—

select from 20%, 40%, 60%, 80% and 100%. The default value is 100%

but can be changed.



WMM

(Wi-Fi Multimedia)

—

prioritizes traffic from different applications such as voice, audio

and video applications under different environments and conditions.



WMM No Acknowledgement

—

the acknowledgement policy used on the MAC level.

Enabling no-acknowledgement can result in efficient throughput but higher error rates in a

noisy Radio Frequency (RF) environment.



WMM APSD

—

APSD

(Automatic Power Save Delivery). APSD manages radio usage for

battery-powered devices to allow battery life in certain conditions. APSD allows a longer

beacon interval until an application

—

VoIP for example

—

requiring a short packet exchange

interval starts. Only if the wireless client supports APSD does APSD affect radio usage and

battery life.

Station Info

The Station Info page shows stations that have been authorized access to the router through its

wireless function.

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Diagnostics

The diagnostics screen allows you to run diagnostic tests to check your DSL connection. The

outcome will show test results of three connections

—



Connection to your local network



Connection to your DSL service provider



Connection to your Internet service provider

The

Test

and

Test with OAM F4

buttons allow you to retest if necessary.

Click the

Next Connection

button to test your router‘s next connection.

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Management

The Management section gives you access to certain setups for the purpose of maintaining the

system, including backing up the configurations, viewing system log, maintaining access control,

updating software, etc.

Settings

Backup Settings

To save a copy of the configurations that you have made on your router:

1.

From the Settings

–

Backup page click

Backup Settings

.

The below pop-up screen will appear with a prompt to open or save the file to your

computer.

2.

Click

Save

.