Comtrend Corporation CT-5372E, User Manual

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Band The new amendment allows IEEE 802.11g units to fall back to
speeds of 11 Mbps, so IEEE 802.11b and IEEE 802.11g devices
can coexist in the same network. The two standards apply to
the 2.4 GHz frequency band. IEEE 802.11g creates data-rate
parity at 2.4 GHz with the IEEE 802.11a standard, which has a
54 Mbps rate at 5 GHz. (IEEE 802.11a has other differences
compared to IEEE 802.11b or g, such as offering more
channels.)
Channel Drop-down menu that allows selection of a specific channel.
Auto Channel Timer
(min) Auto channel scan timer in minutes (0 to disable)
54g Rate Drop-down menu that specifies the following fixed rates:
Auto: Default. Uses the 11 Mbps data rate when possible but
drops to lower rates when necessary.
1 Mbps, 2Mbps, 5.5Mbps, or 11Mbps fixed rates. The
appropriate setting is dependent on signal strength.
Multicast Rate Setting multicast packet transmit rate.
Basic Rate Setting basic transmit rate.
Fragmentation
Threshold A threshold, specified in bytes, that determines whether
packets will be fragmented and at what size. On an 802.11
WLAN, packets that exceed the fragmentation threshold are
fragmented, i.e., split into, smaller units suitable for the circuit
size. Packets smaller than the specified fragmentation
threshold value are not fragmented.
Enter a value between 256 and 2346.
If you experience a high packet error rate, try to slightly
increase your Fragmentation Threshold. The value should
remain at its default setting of 2346. Setting the
Fragmentation Threshold too low may result in poor
performance.
RTS Threshold Request to Send, when set in bytes, specifies the packet size
beyond which the WLAN Card invokes its RTS/CTS mechanism.
Packets that exceed the specified RTS threshold trigger the
RTS/CTS mechanism. The NIC transmits smaller packet
without using RTS/CTS.
The default setting of 2347 (maximum length) disables RTS
Threshold.
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