NETGEAR WAG102 Reference Manual page 69

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG102
• RTS Threshold: Request to Send Threshold. The packet size that is used to determine if it
should use the CSMA/CD (Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection)
mechanism or the CSMA/CA mechanism for packet transmission. With the CSMA/CD
transmission mechanism, the transmitting station sends out the actual packet as soon as it has
waited for the RTS threshold silence period. With the CSMA/CA transmission mechanism, the
transmitting station sends out an RTS packet to the receiving station, and waits for the
receiving station to send back a CTS (Clear to Send) packet before sending the actual packet
data. The default is 2346.
• Fragmentation Length: This is the maximum packet size used for fragmentation. Packets
larger than the size programmed in this field will be fragmented. The Fragment Threshold
value must be as large or larger than the RTS Threshold value. The default is 2346.
• Beacon Interval: The Beacon Interval. Specifies the interval time between 20ms and 1000ms
for each beacon transmission. The default is 100.
• DTIM Interval: The Delivery Traffic Indication Message. Specifies the data beacon rate
between 1 and 255. The default is 1.
• Preamble Type (11b/g only):
connection or slightly longer range. A short transmit preamble gives better
performance. Auto will automatically handle both long and short preamble. the default
is Auto.
Advanced Configuration
A long transmit preamble may provide a more reliable
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