Fragmentation Threshold; Wireless Lan Setup - ZyXEL Communications ZYAIR G-4100 User Manual

Enabling the RTS Threshold causes redundant network
overhead that could negatively affect the throughput performance
instead of providing a remedy.

21.2.7 Fragmentation Threshold

A Fragmentation Threshold is the maximum data fragment size (between 256 and 2432 bytes) that
can be sent in the wireless network before the ZyAIR will fragment the packet into smaller data
frames.
A large Fragmentation Threshold is recommended for networks not prone to interference while you
should set a smaller threshold for busy networks or networks that are prone to interference.
If the Fragmentation Threshold value is smaller than the RTS/CTS value (see previously) you set
then the RTS (Request To Send)/CTS (Clear to Send) handshake will never occur as data frames will
be fragmented before they reach RTS/CTS size.

21.3 Wireless LAN Setup

If you are configuring the ZyAIR from a computer connected to
the wireless LAN and you change the ZyAIR's ESSID or WEP
settings, you will lose your wireless connection when you press
Apply to confirm. You must then change the wireless settings of
your computer to match the ZyAIR's new settings.
Click ADVANCED SETUP and then WIRELESS to open the Wireless screen.
Wireless LAN
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