Understanding The Advanced Settings Page - NETGEAR MA701 User Manual

User Guide for the NETGEAR 802.11b Wireless Compact Flash Card MA701
3. Configure the WEP Keys.
Select the Create with Passphrase radio button. The configuration utility will automatically
generate the WEP keys.
Note: The characters are case sensitive. Be sure to use the same passphrase for all the wireless
devices in the network.
If the passphrase method is not available in the other devices, you must manually enter the
keys to match exactly what is in the access point and other 802.11b wireless devices.
4. Save your settings in a Profile.
Tap Profiles, and type a descriptive name in the "Profile Name" field.
a.
Tap Save. All the configuration settings are saved in this profile.
b.
Tap Activate to activate your security settings.
c.

Understanding the Advanced Settings Page

The Advanced settings should not require adjustment. Except for the power saving setting,
changing any of the settings incorrectly on this page could cause your wireless connection to fail.
• Preamble: A long transmit preamble may provide a more reliable connection or slightly
longer range. A short transmit preamble might give slightly better performance.
• Fragmentation Threshold: This is the maximum packet size used for fragmentation. Packets
larger than the size programmed in this field will be fragmented. The Fragmentation Threshold
value must be larger than the RTS/CTS Threshold value.
• RTS/CTS Threshold: The packet size that is used to determine whether to use the CSMA/CD
(Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection) mechanism or the CSMA/CA
(Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Avoidance) mechanism for packet
transmission. CSMA/CD is slightly more efficient.
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