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Product: IEEE 802.11g 54Mbps Wireless Network PC Card
Model: WL 01 2454 25M0
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3.2 Configuration
This is the page where you can change the basic settings of the Access Point
with the minimum amount of effort to implement a secure wireless network
environment.
SSID:
Service Set Identifier, which is a unique name shared among all clients
and nodes in a wireless network. The SSID must be identical for each clients
and nodes in the wireless network.
BSS Type:
There are two types available for selection
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Infrastructure – to establish wireless communication with LAN and other
wireless clients through the use the Access Points.
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Ad-Hoc – to establish point-to-point wireless communication directly with other
wireless client devices such as wireless network PCI Adapter.
Channel:
The value of channel that AP will operate in.
Tx Rate:
Select the data rate for data transmission.
Power Mode:
There are 3 modes to choose.
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Continuous Access Mode (default) – the PC card is constantly operating with
full power and it consumes the most power.
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Maximum Power Save – the PC card consumes the least power and only
operates when there is wireless network activity.
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Power Save – the PC card consumes the moderate level of power.
Preamble:
Select
Long
or
Short
Preamble type. Preamble is a sequence of bits