Configuring WaveLAN/EC-S
Set the WaveLAN Parameters
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WaveLAN/EC-S User’s Guide
Transmit Rate
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The actual data transmission speed of your WaveLAN device is
subject to the following criteria:
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The type of WaveLAN IEEE cards at both ends of the wireless
link, being:
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The card inserted into your WaveLAN/EC-S device, and
■
The card inserted into the WavePOINT-II or,
the peer-to-peer partner in an Ad-hoc network.
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The communications quality of the wireless link.
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The user-defined preference for the data Transmit Rate.
In most networking scenarios, you will see that the factory-set
default “Auto” will prove the most efficient. Whenever your
computer communicates via the wireless medium the WaveLAN
interface will:
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Sense the maximum transmit rate as supported by both
communication partners, and switch to that Transmit Rate.
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Determine if the communication quality allows for
communicating at this data rate.
Transmissions at lower data speeds are usually more reliable.
Therefore when the communications quality drops beneath a
certain level, the WaveLAN cards will automatically switch to a
lower data rate.
When the communications quality improves again, both
WaveLAN cards will gradually increase the data rate again,
until they have reached the highest available Transmit Rate as
supported by both cards.
Optionally, you can select to disable the Auto-Transmit Rate Select
mechanism, by “fixing” the Transmit Rate to a selected user-
defined preference.
