Beacon Computer Lan Adapter manual Specified Access Point, RTS Threshold

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•Left Antenna Only (J2): Choose this option if the antenna you are using is connected to the left hand antenna port and you are not using the standard Snap-On antenna. This tells the PC Card not to attempt to communicate using the right hand antenna port since no antenna is connected to it.

Specified Access Point

This parameter is the MAC address of the preferred Access Point you want to associate with. It is important to note that if you specify the Access Point, you MAY associate to another Access Point if the Specified Access Point is not found. If you roam out of range, you will probably associate with another Access Point. Setting a Specified Access Point will slow down the roaming process. Thus, for normal operation for the majority of users, leave this field blank.

RTS Threshold

This parameter controls what size data packet the low level RF protocol issues to an RTS packet. There are several trade-offs to consider when setting this parameter. Setting this parameter to a small value causes RTS packets to be sent more often, consuming more of the available bandwidth, therefore reducing the apparent throughput of other network packets. How- ever, the more often RTS packets are sent, the quicker the system can recover from interference or collisions. Refer to the IEEE 802.11 Standard for more information on the RTS/CTS mechanism.

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