User`s guide

Edit Parameters

B-10

Advanced (Infrastructure)

The following parameters are contained in both the Infra-

structure and Ad Hoc Modes:

• Speciﬁed Access Point

• RTS Threshold

• RTS Retry Limit

Speciﬁed Access Point

This parameter is the MAC address of the preferred

Access Point you want to associate with. It is important

to note that if you specify the Access Point, you MAY

associate to another Access Point if the Speciﬁed

Access Point is not found. If you roam out of range, you

will probably associate with another Access Point.

Setting a Speciﬁed Access Point will slow down the

roaming process. Thus, for normal operation for the

majority of users, leave this ﬁeld blank.

RTS Threshold

This parameter controls what size data packet the low

level RF protocol issues to an RTS packet. There are

several trade-offs to consider when setting this

parameter. Setting this parameter to a small value

causes RTS packets to be sent more often, consuming

more of the available bandwidth, therefore reducing the

apparent throughput of other network packets. How-

ever, the more often RTS packets are sent, the quicker

the system can recover from interference or collisions.

Refer to the IEEE 802.11 Standard for more information

on the RTS/CTS mechanism.