Wireless LAN PCMCIA Adapter
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3.1.2 Network Setting
Click
“
New
”
in the Network page to set up the necessary parameters of the profile, and
click “
Submit
” after the configuration has been changed.
Profile name:
Name the profile name
Operation mode:
Selects the following network modes
¾
Infrastructure –
This operation mode requires the presence of an 802.11 Access
Point. All communication is done via the Access Point.
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Ad-Hoc
–
This mode indicates the 802.11 peer-to-peer operation. All
communication is done from client to client without the use of an Access Point.
Channel:
Shows the numbers of the radio channel used for the networking. Only
Access Points and Ad-Hoc nodes create the BSSID. The parameters are not active in
the infrastructure operation mode.
SSID:
Shows the SSID of the BSS that one is willing to join.
Tx Rate:
Shows the Data Transfer Rate.
Fragmentation Threshold:
The size at which packets will be fragmented. Choose a
setting within a range of 256 to 2312 bytes.
RTS Threshold:
Minimum packet size to require an RTS (Request To Send). For
packets smaller than this threshold, an RTS is not sent and the packet is transmitted
directly to the WLAN. This is the option for the RTS Threshold activation.
Power Save: Select None or Save. Save can reduce the power consumption.
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