iB-WPA150N
150M Wireless-N PCI-E Adapter
19
operation in an access point network. The Wireless adapter must match the wireless mode of
the access point with which it associates.
¾
Wireless Mode when Starting an Ad Hoc Network
: Specifies 2.4 GHz 54/11 Mbps to start
an Ad Hoc network if no matching network name is found after scanning all available modes.
This mode also allows the selection of the channel that the Wireless Adapter uses. The
channels available depend on the regulatory domain. If the adapter finds no other ad hoc
adapters, the channel that the adapter starts the ad hoc network with will be selected
automatically. The Adapter must match the wireless mode and channel of the clients it
associates.
¾
802.11 Authentication Mode
: Select which mode the Adapter uses to authenticate to an
access point:
•
Auto -
Automatic causes the adapter to attempt authentication using shared, but
switches it to open authentication if shared fails.
•
Open -
Open System enables an adapter to attempt authentication regardless of its WEP
settings. It will only associate with the access point if the WEP keys on both the adapter
and the access point match.
•
Shared -
Shared-key only allows the adapter to associate with access points that have
the same WEP key.
For infrastructure (access point) networks, click
Preferred APs…
to specify four access points at
most to the client adapter that attempts to be associated to the access points. The four access
points have different priorities; the frontal has the higher priority.
Figure 3-7
3.2.2 Remove a profile
1. Go to the Profile Management tab (shown in Figure 3-2).
