NETGEAR WAC720 User Manual page 101

ProSAFE Dual-Band Wireless AC Access Points WAC720 and WAC730
5. Next to Antenna, select a radio button to specify whether the settings apply to the default
internal antenna or to one or more optional external antennas:
• Internal. Enables the internal antenna. This is the default setting.
• External. Enables an optional external antenna or antennas.
6. Specify the settings as described in the following table.
Setting
RTS Threshold (0–2347)
Fragmentation Length (256–2346) Enter the maximum packet size that is used for the fragmentation of
Description
Enter the Request to Send (RTS) threshold. The default setting is 2347.
If the packet size is equal to or less than the RTS threshold, the access
point uses the Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection
(CSMA/CD) mechanism, and the data frame is transmitted immediately
after the silence period.
If the packet size is larger than the RTS threshold, the access point
uses the CSMA with Collision Avoidance (CSMA/CA) mechanism. In
this situation, the transmitting station sends an RTS packet to the
receiving station and waits for the receiving station to return a Clear to
Send (CTS) packet before sending the actual packet data.
data packets. Packets that are larger than the specified fragmentation
length are broken up into smaller packets before being transmitted. The
fragmentation length must be an even number. The default setting is
2346.
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