SMCWPCI-N3
300Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter
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Wireless Mode -
Specifies 2.4 GHz 300 Mbps, 2.4 GHz 54 Mbps or 2.4 GHz 11 Mbps
operation in an access point network. The Wireless adapter must match the wireless mode of
the access point with which it associates.
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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.
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802.11 Authentication Mode -
Select which mode the Adapter uses to authenticate to an
access point:
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Auto -
It automatically makes the adapter attempt authentication using shared mode, but
switches it to open authentication if shared mode fails.
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Open -
Open System enables an adapter to attempt authentication regardless of its WEP
settings. In/Under Open System mode, no matter whether the entered password is
correct or not, the adapter can build the connection to the AP; however, only with a
correct password. the adapter can receive/send data.
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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 to
which the adapter will attempt to connect in the first place. The four access points have different
priorities; the upper one has the higher priority.
Figure 3-8
