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Figure 3-6.
Configuration
Ad Hoc channel:
When the card’s network mode is set to Ad Hoc, you can select a
channel from the
AD Hoc channel
drop-down menu for your Ad Hoc group to use.
SSID:
This is the wireless network name expressed as
text string that all members within
the same network share. Devices that don’t share the same network name cannot
communicate with each other. If configured to “
any
” (the default setting), your card can
communicate with any available access point (If the access point isn’t closed system).
3-4-2. Advance setting:
Click “
Advance
” button to enter the advance configuration screen (
see
Figure 3-7
).
Wireless Mode:
Specifies
802.11a(
5GHz, 54Mbps
)
,
802.11a Turbo (
5GHz, 108Mbps
)
, or
802.11b (
2.4GHz, 11Mbps
) or 802.11g (
2.4GHz, 54Mbps
)
operation. The WLAN card will
automatically select the optimal mode from these selected wireless modes.
Wireless mode When Starting Ad Hoc Network:
Specifies a band to establish an ad
hoc network if no matching SSID is found after scanning all available modes. Here, you
can select three different wireless modes (
802.11b
,
802.11a
,
802.11a turbo,802.11g
) for
the communication link.
Scan Mode:
Specifies passive, or auto scanning.
802.11b/802.11g Preamble:
Specifies “
Short & Long
”, or “
Long Only
” preamble. Allows
ad hoc compatibility with other 2.4GHz devices.