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Authentication Type:
Auto: Auto is the default authentication algorithm. It will change its
authentication type automatically to fulfill client’s requirement.
Open System: Open System authentication is not required to be
successful while a client may decline to authenticate with any
particular other client.
Shared Key: Shared Key is only available if the WEP option is
implemented. Shared Key authentication supports authentication of
clients as either a member of those who know a shared secret key
or a member of those who do not. IEEE 802.11 Shared Key
authentication accomplishes this without the need to transmit the
secret key in clear. Requiring the use of the WEP privacy
mechanism.
Transmission Rate: The rate of data transmission should be set
depending on the speed of your wireless network. You can select
from a range of transmission speeds, or you can select AUTO to
have the wireless router automatically use the fastest possible data
rate and enable the Auto-Fallback feature. Auto-Fallback will
negotiate the best possible connection speed between the wireless
router and a wireless client. The default setting is AUTO.
DTIM Interval: This value indicates the interval of the Delivery
Traffic Indication Message (DTIM). A DTIM field is a countdown
field informing clients of the next window for listening to broadcast
and multicast messages. When the Access Point has buffered
broadcast or multicast messages for associated clients, it sends