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Authentication Mode Select the Authentication mode from the
pull-down menu, there are two modes for you to
choose, Open System and Shared Key.
Fragment The mechanism of Fragmentation Threshold is
used to improve the efficiency when high traffic
flows along in the wireless network. If your 802.
Wireless LAN Adapter often transmit large files
in wireless network, you can enter new Fragment
Threshold value to split the packet. The value
can be set from 256 to 2346. The default value is
2346.
RTS/CTS RTS/CTS Threshold is a mechanism
implemented to prevent the “Hidden Node”
problem. If the “Hidden Node” problem is an
issue, users have to specify the packet size. The
RTS/CTS mechanism will be activated if the data
size exceeds the value you set.. The default value
is 2347.
This value should remain at its default setting of
2347. Should you encounter inconsistent data
flow, only minor modifications of this value are
recommended.
Preamble A preamble is a signal used in wireless
environment to synchronize the transmitting
timing including Synchronization and Start
frame delimiter. Select from the pull-down menu
to change the Preamble type into Long or Short.