NETGEAR MA 301 manual Device Properties Modification

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Device Properties Modification

Table 5-1. Device Properties Parameters

General Specifications

Model MA401 Wireless PC Card

 

 

Authentication Algorithm

Open System: No secret key is shared between the sender and recipient.

 

Each party generates its own key and asks the receiver to

 

accept the key.

 

Shared Key: Both sender and recipient share a secret key.

 

 

Fragmentation Threshold

This is the packet length used for fragmentation. Packets larger than the

 

size programmed in this field will be fragmented. The Fragmentation

 

Threshold value must be larger than RTS Threshold value. The default

 

value for Fragmentation Threshold is 2432.

 

 

Power save mode

Power saving mode. This enables the wireless node to control its wireless

 

power consumption. The default setting for Power Save mode is Disabled.

 

 

Preamble Mode

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.

 

 

RTS Threshold

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 2432.

 

 

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