User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Technical Support
- Trademarks
- Statement of Conditions
- FCC Statement
- Antenna Statement for North America and Australia
- Industry Canada Compliance Statement
- Europe - EU Declaration of Conformity
- Requirements For Operation in the European Community
- Contents
- Chapter 1 About This Manual
- Chapter 2 Introduction
- Chapter 3 Basic Installation and Configuration
- Chapter 4 Management
- Chapter 5 Advanced Configuration
- Chapter 6 Troubleshooting
- No lights are lit on the access point.
- The Wireless LAN activity light does not light up.
- The LAN light is not lit.
- I cannot access the Internet or the LAN with a wireless capable computer.
- I cannot connect to the WG102 to configure it.
- When I enter a URL or IP address I get a timeout error.
- Using the Reset Button to Restore Factory Default Settings
- Appendix A Specifications
- Appendix B Wireless Networking Basics
- Index
Reference Manual for the NETGEAR WG102 ProSafe 802.11g Wireless Access Point
5-2 Advanced Configuration
October 2004
Configuring Advanced Wireless Settings
The default advanced wireless LAN parameter settings usually work well. If you want the AP to
operate in Supger-G mode, use this feature.
Figure 5-2: Advanced Wireless Settings screen
The table below describes the advanced wireless parameters.
Table 5-1. Advanced Wireless LAN Settings Fields
Field Description
Super-G Mode Super-G Mode is a proprietary extension to the 802.11g standard which can double
the throughput to 108Mbps. Only compatible Wireless stations can use this mode.
Select Enable or Disable as required.
RTS Threshold The packet size used to determine whether it should use the CSMA/CD (Carrier
Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection) or the CSMA/CA (Carrier Sense
Multiple Access with Collision Avoidance) mechanism for packet transmission.
Fragmentation
Length
This is the maximum packet size used for fragmentation. Packets larger than the
size programmed in this field will be fragmented. The Fragment Threshold value
must be larger than the RTS Threshold value.
Beacon Interval Specifies the data beacon rate between 20 and 1004.
DTIM Interval The Delivery Traffic Indication Message specifies the data beacon rate between 1
and 255.
Preamble Type A long transmit preamble may provide a more reliable connection or slightly longer
range. A short transmit preamble gives better performance. Long is the default
Antenna Select the desired antenna for transmitting and receiving. Auto is the default.