Edimax Technology pmn802.11b/g WLAN USB adapter with Wi-Fi Detector - Manual (Page 26)

Parameter Descriptio n
Power Cons umptio n Setting Continuous Acce ss Mode (CAM) – The adapter will always set
in active mode.
Maximum Power-Sav ing Mode – Enable t he adapter in the
power saving mode w he n it is idle.
Fast Power-Saving Mode – Enable the adapter in the power
saving mode whe n it is idle, but some co mpo ne nts of the adapter
is still alive. In this mod e, the power consumptio n is larger tha n
“Max“ mode.
Frageme ntatio n Thres hold The va lue defines the ma ximum size of packets, any packet size
larger tha n the value will be fragmented. If you ha ve decreased
this value a nd e xperie nce hig h packet error rates, you can
increase it again, but it will likely decrease o verall network
performance. Select a setting within a range of 256 to 2346 bytes.
Minor c ha nge is recomme nde d.
RTS / CTS Threshold Minimum packet size required for an RTS/CTS (Req uest To
Se nd/Clear to Send). For packets smaller tha n t his thres ho ld, an
RTS/CTS is not se nt and the packet is transmitted directly to the
WLAN. Select a setting within a range of 0 to 2347 bytes. Minor
cha ng e is recomme nded
6.5 Software AP Mode
This adapter can run as a wireless AP. The relative co nfig uratio ns of the AP inc lud ing
cha nnel, SSID, MAC Address Filtering, WEP encryptio n a nd so o n are described as follows.
6.5.1 AP Connectio n Status
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