User Manual

Installation for MS-DOS
Setup the WaveLAN Parameters
WaveLAN IEEE 802.11 PC Card User’s Guide D-23
For more information about each of the WaveLAN parameters:
■ Consult the description for the WaveLAN parameters as
described in “Setting the WaveLAN Parameters” on page 3-13.
MAC_Address To be used only when your network system
requires Local MAC Addressing.
Valid Values:
■ “None” to use the card’s factory installed
Universal MAC address (=default)
■ 12 hexadecimal digits that identify the user-
defined “Local MAC Address”.
2
The 2nd digit of the first digit-pair must be
2, 6, A, or E.
Medium_Reservation Enables/disables the RTS/CTS Mechanism
Valid Values:
■ 2347 (default)
Disables Medium Reservation
■ Numeric value in the range of “0-2346” Enables
the RTS/CTS Mechanism, and sets the frame
length threshold from which the station should
start using the RTS/CTS Mechanism
(recommended value is “500”).
See “Medium Reservation” on page 4-8 for more
information.
1 This parameter does not influence at which data rate the station will
be able to receive data. I.E. When the transmit rate is locked to 1
Mbit/s, the station may still receive messages that were transmitted
at 2 Mbit/second.
2 Note: The Access Control security feature of WavePOINT-II access
points does not recognize Local MAC addresses. When the
WavePOINT-II devices in your network infrastructure have been
programmed to use this feature, leave this parameter blank.