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Configuring 802.11b/bg/ng Advanced Wireless Settings, Configuration, Wireless, Advanced

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NETGEAR Wireless N150 Access Point WN604 Reference Manual Configuring 802.11b/bg/ng Advanced Wireless Settings To configure advanced Wireless Settings: 1. Under the Configuration tab, select Wireless. 2. From the sidebar, select Advanced, and then select Wireless Settings. 3. The Advanced Wireless Settings screen you selected displays, as shown in Figure 5-2., Figure 5-2 Advanced Wireless Settings - 802.11b/bg/ng 4. Enter the appropriate information in the fields described below: • RTS Threshold (0 - 2347): 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 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 2347. Advanced Configuration 5-3 v1.0, March 2010

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NETGEAR Wireless N150 Access Point WN604 Reference Manual
Advanced Configuration
5-3
v1.0, March 2010
Configuring 802.11b/bg/ng Advanced Wireless Settings
To configure advanced Wireless Settings:
1.
Under the
Configuration
tab, select
Wireless
.
2.
From the sidebar, select
Advanced
, and then select
Wireless Settings
.
3.
The Advanced Wireless Settings screen you selected displays, as shown in
Figure 5-2
.,
4.
Enter the appropriate information in the fields described below:
RTS Threshold (0 - 2347)
: 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 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 2347.
Figure 5-2
Advanced Wireless Settings - 802.11b/bg/ng