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Click “ Change ” to configure the “ Operating Mode, ” “ Channel, ”
“ SSID ” and “ Tx Rate. ” After making a configuration change, the
Submit button will become enabled. Click “ Submit ” to save the
changes.
Operating Mode – Set the station operation mode to “ 802.11 Ad
Hoc ” for network configurations that do not have an access point,
or to “ Infrastructure ” for configurations with an access point
( “ Infrastructure ” is the default setting.)
Channel – If you are setting up an ad hoc wireless LAN (See
“ Network Topologies ” on page 32.), set the channel number to the
same radio channel as that used by the other wireless clients in
your group. However, if you are connecting to a network via an
access point, then the channel is automatically set to the channel
of the access point to which the adapter connects.
Note: The Channel can only be set when the Operating Mode is
“ 802.11 Ad-Hoc. ”
SSID – Input an SSID string for the wireless network to which you
want to connect ( by default this is blank). If you will be
roaming among multiple access points with different BSSIDs, leave
the SSID blank to allow connection to any access point.
Tx Rate – Indicates the data transmission rate. Select an
appropriate transmission speed. Lower speeds will give better
range. (Default: Auto.)
Status - Shows the MAC address of the associated access point
(BSS ID).
Signal Strength – Shows the relative strength of the wireless
connection to the access point.
Link Quality – Shows the relative link quality (e.g., lack of frame
errors) of the wireless connection to the access point.