Netgear WG602 WG602v3 User Manual - Page 48

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless Access Point WG602v3 • 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 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 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 DTIM (Delivery Traffic Indication Message) specifies the data beacon rate between 1 and 255. The default is 1. • Preamble Type: A long transmit preamble may provide a more reliable 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. Configuring Wireless Distribution System Links The NETGEAR WG602v3 54 Mbps Wireless Access Point lets you build large wireless networks. Examples of wireless bridging configurations are: • Point-to-point. • Multi-point. These features are discussed below. How to Configure Wireless Bridge Links To configure wireless bridge links, follow these steps: 1. Click the Wireless Bridging link in the Advanced section of the main menu. 5-2 Advanced Configuration 202-10060-02, February 2005