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Advanced Settings Display
The Advanced settings should not require adjustment. Except for the power saving setting,
changing any of the settings incorrectly on this page could cause your wireless connection to fail.
Click the WGM511 icon
Assistant. The Settings page opens. Click the Advanced Settings button..
Figure 4-5: Advanced Settings display
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Power Saving: Select On if you are using a notebook computer running on battery power.
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Fragmentation Threshold: This is the maximum packet size used for fragmentation. Packets
larger than the size programmed in this field will be fragmented. The Fragmentation Threshold
value must be larger than the RTS/CTS Threshold value.
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RTS/CTS Threshold: RTS is request to send and CTS is clear to send; their purpose is to
avoid collisions. RTS/CTS will be enabled if the data frame size is larger than the threshold
value set here. The maximum frame size is 2346 octets, so if the threshold is 2346, RTS/CTS
will be disabled.
Note: This setting is reserved for wireless testing and advanced configuration only. Do not
change this setting unless you are sure you need to. The primary reason for implementing
RTS/CTS is to minimize collisions between hidden stations. This occurs when users and
access points are spread out and a high number of retransmissions occur on the wireless LAN.
NETGEAR Smart Wireless Wizard
User Manual for the NETGEAR Pre-N Wireless PC Card WGM511
in the Windows system tray to open the Smart Wizard Installation
December 2004
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