User's Manual

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Advance
The WLAN Utility also offers the advanced configuration for user to set the Wireless LAN Card
under certain network environment. These advanced options include Power Save Enabled, RTS
Threshold, Fragmentation Threshold and Nitro Time. To enable the advanced configuration, go to
the Configuration tab and click the Advance button.
Power Save Enabled
The Power Save option is designed to conserve battery life of you computer. When Power Save is
enabled, your Wireless LAN Card will go into sleep mode to minimize power consumption.
Note: When power saving mode is enabled, the Access Points you use need to
support power saving as well so that the communication can be established.
RTS Threshold
RTS Threshold is a mechanism implemented to prevent the “Hidden Node” problem. If the
“Hidden Node” problem is an issue, please specify the packet size. The RTS mechanism will be
activated if the data size exceeds the value you set. It is highly recommended that you set the
value ranging from 0 to 1500. The default value is Disable.
Note: Enabling RTS Threshold would cause redundant network overhead that could
negatively affect the throughput performance instead of providing a remedy.
Frag. Threshold
Fragmentation mechanism is used for improving the efficiency when high traffic flows along in
the wireless network. If your IEEE 802.11b Wireless LAN Card often transmits large files in
the wireless network, you can enable the Fragmentation Threshold by clicking the Enable
button and the mechanism will split the packet. The default value is 2346 (Disable).