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User Manual for the Wireless LAN Card
4.8 Add Profile
4.8.1 Configuration Tab
Profile Name: Specify a name for this profile.
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SSID: Specify a network name identified in the wireless network.
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Power Saving Mode: Select one power save scheme from CAM (Constantly Awake Mode)
(No power save option adopted by the card.) and Power Saving Mode (Power Save option
adopted by the card). Check Use Constantly Awake Mode when AC Power is used as long
as your PC uses external power supply. This setting will affect the battery life of the host of
the card.
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Network Type: Select Infrastructure mode or Ad Hoc mode adopted by this network.
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TX Power: Select the transmit power of this card. 100% is recommended.
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Preamble: Select the length of the CRC block for communication between the AP and this
card. Make sure to select the appropriate preamble type the same as AP’s. High network
traffic areas should use the shorter preamble type. Auto (follow AP’s preamble type)
selection is recommended. This field is supported only in Infrastructure mode and currently
disabled.
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RTS Threshold: Designed to prevent the Hidden Node issue, a problem happens in the
wireless network when two wireless adapters served by the same AP can’t communicate
each other or have collision. Normally, the value of RTS Threshold is needless to change.
The default value is 2312.
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Fragment Threshold: Enable to increase the transmission efficiency by split mechanism.
The default value is 2312.
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