User manual D-LINK DIR-655

[. . . ] Table of Contents Table of Contents Product Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] If you are having trouble making VoIP calls, try turning this ALG off. Wake-On-LAN: Allows Ethernet network adapters with Wake-On-LAN (WOL) to function. MMS: Allows Windows Media Player, using MMS protocol, to receive streaming media from the Internet. D-Link DIR-655 User Manual 43 Section 3 - Configuration Router Settings The Routing option is an advanced method of customizing specific routes of data through your network. Destination IP: Enter the IP address of packets that will take this route. Netmask: Enter the netmask of the route, please note that the octets must match your destination IP address. Gateway: Enter your next hop gateway to be taken if this route is used. Metric: The route metric is a value from 1 to 16 that indicates the cost of using this route. Interface: Select the interface that the IP packet must use to transit out of the router when this route is used. D-Link DIR-655 User Manual 44 Section 3 - Configuration Advanced Wireless Settings Transmit Power 802. 11d Mode Transmit Set the transmit power of the antennas. Power: Beacon Period: Beacons are packets sent by an Access Point to synchronize a wireless network. RTS Threshold: This value should remain at its default setting of 2346. If inconsistent data flow is a problem, only a minor modification should be made. Fragmentation The fragmentation threshold, which is specified Threshold: in bytes, determines whether packets will be fragmented. Packets exceeding the 346 byte setting will be fragmented before transmission. DTIM Interval: (Delivery Traffic Indication Message) 3 is the default setting. A DTIM is a countdown informing clients of the next window for listening to broadcast and multicast messages. 802. 11d is a wireless specification developed to allow implementation of wireless networks in countries that cannot use the 80. 11 standard. This feature should only be enabled if you are in a country that requires it. WLAN Partition: WLAN Partition prevents associated wireless clients from communicating with each other. This will improve the quality of video and voice applications for your wireless clients. Short GI: Check this box to reduce the guard interval time therefore increasing the data capacity. Extra Wireless: Extra protection for neighboring 11b wireless networks. Turn this option off to reduce the adverse effect of legacy wireless D-Link DIR-655 User Manual 45 Section 3 - Configuration WISH Settings WISH is short for Wireless Intelligent Stream Handling, a technology developed to enhance your experience of using a wireless network by prioritizing the traffic of different applications. Enable WISH: Enable this option if you want to allow WISH to prioritize your traffic. HTTP: Allows the router to recognize HTTP transfers for many common audio and video streams and prioritize them above other traffic. [. . . ] Eliminate Interference Place home appliances such as cordless telephones, microwaves, and televisions as far away as possible from the router/access point. This would significantly reduce any interference that the appliances might cause since they operate on same frequency. D-Link DIR-655 User Manual 86 Appendix A - Wireless Basics Security Don't let you next-door neighbors or intruders connect to your wireless network. Secure your wireless network by turning on the WPA or WEP security feature on the router. Refer to product manual for detail information on how to set it up. Wireless Modes There are basically two modes of networking: · Infrastructure ­ All wireless clients will connect to an access point or wireless router. [. . . ]