Netgear ME102 ME102 Reference Manual - Page 12

Authentication Preamble Mode Auto Rate Fragment Threshold RTS Threshold Configurable between Open System (WEP disabled), Shared Key (40bit WEP data encryption), and both. A long transmit preamble allows the receiver to lock into the received bit patterns more easily. A short transmit preamble provides better performance. The default value is Long Tx Preamble. Enables or disables automatic negotiation of wireless transmit data rate. This is the packet length used for fragmentation. Packets larger than the size programmed in this field will be fragmented. The Fragment Threshold value must be larger than RTS Threshold value. The default value for Fragment Threshold is 2346. The packet size that the wireless node uses to determine if it should use the CSMA/CD 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 a RTS packet to the receiving station, waits for the receiving station to send back a CTS packet before sending the actual packet data. The default value for RTS Threshold is 2346. Using Ethernet/Wireless Port The installation below illustrates the wireless access point configuration through its Ethernet/Wireless interface from a connected PC. Installing SNMP Configuration Utility The access point SNMP configuration utility enables you to modify the various configurable parameters of the access point. This utility must be running Windows 98 or Windows Millennium. The following steps illustrate the installation of the utility in Windows 98. 1. Insert the ME102 Wireless Access Point Resource CD into the CD-ROM drive. From the Windows 98 desktop, double-click on My Computer. Double-click on the CD-ROM drive to look into the content of the CD. Double-click on the SNMPMANG folder. Windows displays all of the files in the \SNMPMANG directory of the CD. 2. Double-click on the SETUP application icon to start the installation procedure. The InstallShields Wizard opens. Click on "Next" to continue. 3. Click on "Browse" to change the destination location where the Access Point SNMP utility is installed. Otherwise, click on "Next" to continue. 4. Modify the "Program Folders" entry field if desired. Click on "Next" to continue. InstallShields starts copying files into your system. 5. Click on "Finish" to complete the installation of the access point SNMP utility. 9