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IEEE 802.11g Access Point User’s Guide
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RTS Threshold: RTS/CTS frames are used to gain control of the medium for transmission.
Any unicast (data or control) frames larger than specified RTS threshold must be transmitted
following the RTS/CTS handshake exchange mechanism. The RTS threshold should have a
value between 256-2432 bytes, with a default of 2432. A value of zero activates the RTS/CTS
handshake before every transmission. It is recommended that this value does not deviate from
the default too much.
Fragmentation Threshold: When the size of a unicast frame exceeds the fragmentation
threshold, it will be fragmented before transmission. It should have a value of 256-2346 bytes,
with a default of 2346. If you experience a high packet error rate, you should slightly decrease
the Fragmentation Threshold.
DTIM Interval: The 802.11G ACCESS POINT buffers packets for stations that operate in
the power-saving mode. The Delivery Traffic Indication Message (DTIM) informs such
power-conserving stations that there are packets waiting to be received by them. The DTIM
interval specifies how often the beacon frame should contain DTIMs. It should have a value
between 1 to 65535, with a default value of 3.
Operational Mode
The 802.11G ACCESS POINT can be configured to operate in one of the following three
modes as mentioned previously in Chapter 1:
 As an Access Point
 As a repeater, or
 As a Wireless Distribution System
When configured as a WDS, you need to further configure the name and MAC address of its
peer WDS devices.