The Wireless Tab - Linksys Instant Wireless Series User Manual

Above the MAC Address fields, there is a pull-down menu. This pull-down
menu is for selecting the number of computers on your wireless network. For
computers one through ten on your wireless network, 1~10 is selected by
default. If you have more than ten computers on your wireless network, use this
pull-down menu to select 11~20, 21~30, etc., up to a maximum of 50 MAC
Addresses.
Then, type the MAC Address(es) you wish to filter in the MAC Address fields.
When you've completed making any changes on this tab, click the Apply but-
ton to save those changes or Cancel to exit the Web-based Utility without sav-
ing changes. For more information on this tab, you can click the Help button.
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Instant Wireless™ Series
Figure 6-11
Wireless Network Access Point

The Wireless Tab

Figure 6-12
Before making any changes to the Wireless tab, shown in Figure 6-12, please
check your wireless settings on other systems, as these changes will alter the
effectiveness of the Access Point. In most cases, these settings do not need to
be changed.
• Beacon Interval. This value indicates the frequency interval of the beacon.
A beacon is a packet broadcast by the Access Point to keep the network syn-
chronized. A beacon includes the wireless LAN service area, the AP
address, the Broadcast destination addresses, a time stamp, Delivery Traffic
Indicator Maps, and the Traffic Indicator Message (TIM).
• RTS Threshold. This value should remain at its default setting of 2,432.
Should you encounter inconsistent data flow, only minor modifications are
recommended.
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