the highest possible rate for
the WLAN condition. It’s
recommended that you select
the Auto option. If there is an
802.11g access point in the
radio range, the Tx Rate will be
changed to 54, 48, 36, 24, 18,
12, 9 and Auto.
Channel
This field shows the channel
number the current link uses.
In infrastructure mode, this
field shows the channel that
the connected access point
uses. So you can’t modify this
field in infrastructure mode. In
Ad hoc mode, this function is
available and you can click the
pull-down menu to select one
channel. There are 14
channels available for
communication with a Wireless
Access Point, but there may be
restrictions on which channel
can be used in some countries.
11 channels for United
States
13 channels for Europe
countries
14 channels for Japan
Radio
Click the drop-down menu to
enable or disable the wireless
LAN adapter. When you select
the
Off
option and the utility
icon resides on the system tray
will be changed to
.
Apply
Click
Apply
button to make
your parameters take effect.
3.3.2 Configuration Tab – Encryption
From the
Configuration tab
, click the
Encryption tab
on the right side of the bottom pane
and the following screen will be displayed. The Encryption tab provides WEP (Wired
Equivalent Privacy) function to ensure a more secure networking communication and prevent
unauthorized access to your wireless network. The WEP keys configured for your wireless
device must be the same as the WEP keys configured for the access point or wireless LAN
adapter it associates.
Wireless LAN CardBus Adapter
