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Parameter
Description
General Connection Setting
Channel
Select s the number of the radio channel you wish to use for your
wireless network. The channel setting of the wireless stations
w i t h i n t h e s a m e network should be the same.
TxRate
Select s the basic transmit rate to be used: 11, 5.5, 2 or 1Mbps. If
“Auto“ is selected, the adapter will automatically adjust to the
highest possible rate according to the interference or obstacles.
SSID
The SSID (up to 32 printable ASCII characters) is the unique
name identified in a WLAN. The ID prevents the unintentional
merging of two co-located WLANs.
You may specify a SSID for the adapter and then only the device
with the same SSID can interconnect to the adapter.
Any
If “Any“ check box is enabled, the adapter will survey and connect
to one of the available wireless stations without checking the
consistency of channel and SSID with the wireless station.
Network Type
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Infrastructure:
This mode requires the presence of an AP or
Router to create a wireless network. All the communication is
processed through the AP or Router.
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Ad Hoc:
This mode enables wireless network adapters to
connect without the use of an AP or Router. Select this mode
if there is no AP or Router in the network. Peer to Peer
networking.
Change button
The change button will enable you to set the parameters of
“General Connection Setting “. In the meantime, the button will
change to “Apply“ button for you to confirm your settings.
Encryption Setting
In this window , users may setup the WEP key for the data
encryption within the network. Please refer to Section 3.3 for a
more detailed description.
Profile
Profile Name
This area depicts the names of saved Profile Names. A Profile is
a previously saved wireless setting. This makes it convenient for
frequent changes in wireless ne tworks.
Load profile setting
In this tab you can load the previously saved Profile names and
retain your w ireless s ettings
Write current setting to
Profile
This setting saves a new Profile
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