Here are descriptions of every setup items:
Profile Name
Please give this profile a name, up to 32 alphanumerical characters and symbols
are allowed, but space is not allowed.
SSID
The SSID of the wireless access point or wireless device you selected will be
displayed here. But if the SSID of access point or wireless device is not available,
you have to input it here manually.
PSM:
Please select CAM (constantly awake mode, keep the wireless radio activity when
(Power Saving
not transferring data), or PSM (Power saving mode, switches radio off when not
Mode) transferring
data)
It’s recommended to choose ‘PSM’ if you’re using this network card with notebook
computer to help the battery live longer.
Network Type
Select network type (‘Ad Hoc’ or ‘Infrastructure’). If you’re adding a profile from an
existing access point or wireless device, it’s automatically selected and you don’t
have to change it.
TX Power
You can select the radio output power of wireless network card. You may not need
full radio power if you’re not far from wireless access point, and only use a high
setting here if you found that radio reception is bad.
If you don’t know which one to use, select ‘Auto’.
Preamble
This option is only available when the network type is ‘Ad hoc’. You can select
‘Auto’ or ‘Long Preamble’. Please select ‘Auto’ if you don’t know what it is.
RTS Threshold
Check the box and you can set RTS threshold manually here. Do not modify
default setting unless you know what it is.
Fragment
Check the box and you can set fragment threshold
Threshold
manually here. Do not modify default setting unless you know what it is.
Now click ‘Authentication and Security’ tab, and set the encryption and authentication settings.
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