Linksys WPC11 User Manual page 24

5. The Fragmentation Threshold
Value indicates the maximum
size of the transmit frame.
Any data frame larger than
this value will be fragmented
into multiple frames.
Lowering this value usually
means a lower frame error
rate, but a lower value also
creates more overhead, which
negatively affects network
performance. The value can
only be entered in increments
of 128. Only minor modifi-
cations of this value are rec-
ommended. Click Maximum
Listen Interval to continue
or the OK button to finish. If
you choose to finish now,
continue to the Install
Network Protocols section.
6. The Maximum Listen
Interval only applies when
operating in the Infrastructure
mode while Power Saving is
enabled. The value you input
here will determine how often
the computer "wakes up"
from the power saving mode
to receive any packets that
were sent while it was
"asleep." The higher the value
entered here, the longer the
time your computer "sleeps"
between waking up to check
for packets. Click Medium
Reservation Value to contin-
ue or the OK button to finish.
If you choose to finish now,
continue to the Install
Network Protocols section.
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7. Select Network Type and
select a Value, from the drop
down menu, of either
Infrastructure or Ad-Hoc.
The Infrastructure mode
allows a wireless adapter to
communicate with a wired
network employing an access
point, while the Ad-Hoc
mode allows wireless-to-
wireless, peer-to-peer com-
munication. Click Power
Save Mode to continue or the
OK button to finish. If you
choose to finish now, contin-
ue to the Install Network
Protocols section.
8. Select Power Save Mode and
select either Enabled or
Disabled for the Value.
Disabled will allow for unin-
terrupted data communica-
tion. Selecting Enabled allows
your notebook to enter "sleep"
mode and could interrupt data
communication. For further
information about Power Save
Mode, see the chapter entitled
Configuration Utility. Click
Preamble Mode to continue
or the OK button to finish. If
you choose to finish now, con-
tinue to the Install Network
Protocols section.
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