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(Created page with "==Summary== The '''Wireless''' section of the Network tab can be used to manage and configure WiFi Access Points (AP) and WiFi Stations (STA). This chapter of the user manual...")
 
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! style="width: 250px; border: 1px solid white; border-bottom: 2px solid #0054A6; background: white; color: #0054A6; text-align: left;" | FIELD NAME
        <th>field name</th>
! style="width: 250px; border: 1px solid white; border-bottom: 2px solid #0054A6; background: white; color: #0054A6; text-align: left;" | VALUE
      <th>value</th>
! style="width: 579px; border: 1px solid white; border-bottom: 2px solid #0054A6; background: white; color: #0054A6; text-align: left;" | DESCRIPTION
      <th>description</th>
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! style="border: 1px solid white; border-bottom: 2px solid #E8E8E8; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; background: white;" | Mode
    <tr>
| style="border: 1px solid white; border-bottom: 2px solid #E8E8E8; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; background: white;" | Auto {{!}} 802.11b {{!}} 802.11g {{!}} 802.11g+n; Default: '''802.11g+n'''
      <td>Mode</td>
| style="border: 1px solid white; border-bottom: 2px solid #E8E8E8; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; background: white;" | Wireless protocol used. Different modes provide different wireless standard support which directly impacts the radio's throughput performance
      <td>Auto {{!}} 802.11b {{!}} 802.11g {{!}} 802.11g+n; Default: '''802.11g+n'''</td>
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      <td>Wireless protocol used. Different modes provide different wireless standard support which directly impacts the radio's throughput performance</td>
! style="border: 1px solid white; border-bottom: 2px solid #E8E8E8; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; background: white;" | HT mode
    </tr>
| style="border: 1px solid white; border-bottom: 2px solid #E8E8E8; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; background: white;" | 20 MHz {{!}} 40 MHz 2nd channel above; Default: '''20 MHz'''
    <tr>
| style="border: 1px solid white; border-bottom: 2px solid #E8E8E8; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; background: white;" | HT (High Throughput) mode allows you to specify channel width. 40 MHz bandwidth provides better performance but it overlaps 4 adjacent channels on each side, therefore, it might overlap with many other Access Points working in those channels. If that is the case, the router will switch back to 20 MHz mode automatically to reduce interference. 40 MHz is only available if the selected channel is not '''Auto'''
      <td>HT mode</td>
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      <td>20 MHz {{!}} 40 MHz 2nd channel above; Default: '''20 MHz'''</td>
! style="border: 1px solid white; border-bottom: 2px solid #E8E8E8; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; background: white;" | Country code
      <td>HT (High Throughput) mode allows you to specify channel width. 40 MHz bandwidth provides better performance but it overlaps 4 adjacent channels on each side, therefore, it might overlap with many other Access Points working in those channels. If that is the case, the router will switch back to 20 MHz mode automatically to reduce interference. 40 MHz is only available if the selected channel is not '''Auto'''</td>
| style="border: 1px solid white; border-bottom: 2px solid #E8E8E8; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; background: white;" | country code; Default: '''0 - World'''
    </tr>
| style="border: 1px solid white; border-bottom: 2px solid #E8E8E8; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; background: white;" | SO/IEC 3166 alpha2 country codes as defined in ISO 3166-1 standard
    <tr>
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    <td>Country code</td>
! style="border: 1px solid white; border-bottom: 2px solid #E8E8E8; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; background: white;" | Transmit power
        <td>country code; Default: '''0 - World'''</td>
| style="border: 1px solid white; border-bottom: 2px solid #E8E8E8; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; background: white;" | 100 % {{!}} 80 % {{!}} 60 % {{!}} 40 % {{!}} 20 %; Default: '''100 %'''
        <td>SO/IEC 3166 alpha2 country codes as defined in ISO 3166-1 standard</td>
| style="border: 1px solid white; border-bottom: 2px solid #E8E8E8; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; background: white;" | WiFi signal power. Use lower power to reduce the router's CPU usage
    </tr>
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    <tr>
! style="border: 1px solid white; border-bottom: 2px solid #E8E8E8; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; background: white;" | Fragmentation threshold
    <td>Transmit power</td>
| style="border: 1px solid white; border-bottom: 2px solid #E8E8E8; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; background: white;" | integer [256..2346]; Default: " "
        <td>100 % {{!}} 80 % {{!}} 60 % {{!}} 40 % {{!}} 20 %; Default: '''100 %'''</td>
| style="border: 1px solid white; border-bottom: 2px solid #E8E8E8; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; background: white;" | The smallest packet size that can be fragmented and transmitted by multiple frames. In areas were interference is a problem, setting a lower fragment threshold might help reduce the probability of unsuccessful packet transfers, thus increasing speed
        <td>WiFi signal power. Use lower power to reduce the router's CPU usage</td>
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    </tr>
! style="border: 1px solid white; border-bottom: 2px solid #E8E8E8; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; background: white;" | RTS/CTS threshold
    <tr>
| style="border: 1px solid white; border-bottom: 2px solid #E8E8E8; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; background: white;" | integer [0..2347]; Default: " "
    <td>Fragmentation threshold</td>
| style="border: 1px solid white; border-bottom: 2px solid #E8E8E8; text-align: left; vertical-align: top; background: white;" | RTS/CTS (Request to Send/Clear to Send) are mechanisms, used to reduce frame collisions introduced by the hidden node problem. It can help resolve problems arising when several access points are in the same area, contending
        <td>integer [256..2346]; Default: " "</td>
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        <td>The smallest packet size that can be fragmented and transmitted by multiple frames. In areas were interference is a problem, setting a lower fragment threshold might help reduce the probability of unsuccessful packet transfers, thus increasing speed</td>
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    </tr>
    <tr>
    <td>RTS/CTS threshold</td>
        <td>integer [0..2347]; Default: " "</td>
        <td>RTS/CTS (Request to Send/Clear to Send) are mechanisms, used to reduce frame collisions introduced by the hidden node problem. It can help resolve problems arising when several access points are in the same area, contending</td>
    </tr>
</table>


===Interface Configuration===
===Interface Configuration===