Connection Tab
Item
Description
Figure
Network
Type
This wireless LAN adapter
supports two network types –
Infrastructure and Ad hoc. You
can click the down-arrow
button to select one network
type.
Infrastructure
– This type of
network connection needs an
access point in range. All
communication is done
through this access point.
Ad hoc
– A peer-to-peer mode
of operation. This type of link is
established from client to client
without any access point.
ESSID
You can type a specific ESSID
in this field in order to establish
the link with an access point or
other computer equipped with
a wireless LAN adapter. If you
leave this field blank, and then
the wireless LAN adapter will
try to build the link with an
access point or other computer
equipped with a wireless LAN
adapter that has the better
signal and link quality.
TxRate
This field provides options for
selecting data-transmitting rate
of the wireless LAN adapter.
There are five options – Auto,
1 Mbps, 2 Mbps, 5.5 Mbps and
11 Mbps. You can click the
down-arrow button to select
one option. By default, the data
rate is set to Auto
allowing the
wireless LAN adapter to
adaptively set the Tx rate to
Wireless LAN CardBus Adapter
