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Configuration Utility (continued)
Configuration
(continued)
To communicate on the network all devices must have the
same settings for the following properties:
SSID -
(Service Set Identifier) is a name that identifies a wireless network.
Access Points and wireless clients attempting to connect to a specific WLAN
(Wireless Local Area Network) must use the same SSID. The default setting
is
default
.
Wireless Mode
- Click on the pull-down menu; select from the following
options:
Infrastructure
- connecting the WLAN using an Access Point such as
the DWL-900AP+. (The
default
setting.)
Ad-Hoc –
wireless mode used when connecting directly to a computer
equipped with a wireless adapter such as the D-Link
Air
Plus DWL-520+
Wireless PCI adapter in a peer-to-peer environment.
Channel –
The
default
channel setting is channel 6. However, the DWL-
520+ will automatically select the channel to match the channel setting for
the selected Access Point. In Ad Hoc mode, the channel must be manually
set to the same channel for each wireless adapter.
TX Rate
- Select the transmission rate on the network. 11Mbps is the
default
setting.
Preamble
- Select
Long
or
Short
Preamble.
The Preamble defines the
length of the CRC block (Cyclic Redundancy Check is a common technique
for detecting data transmission errors) for communication between the
Access Point and the roaming wireless Network adapters.
Long Preamble
is the
default
setting
. Note: High network traffic areas should use the
shorter preamble type.
Power Mode
- Select from three modes:
Continuous Access Mode-
this
default
setting consumes the most
power
Maximum Power Save
-this setting consumes the least power
Power Save-
this setting consumes a moderate amount of power.
4x Config –
Select
4x Disable
or
4x Enable
. The 4x feature increases your
data throughput when 4x is enabled on both the wireless client and either the
DWL-900AP+ (wireless Access Point) or the DI-614+ (wireless Router.)
Click Apply
to save the changes.
