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Card. Basically, the Fully Auto setting allows the PC Card to automatically switch to a higher
Tx rate for better throughput in most environment. A fixed rate setting does not allow PC
Card to re-transmit at a lower rate even as a result of many retransmissions.
PS Mode (Power Saving Mode)
Enabling power saving mode can extend the battery life of the mobile notebook by allowing
the PC Card to sleep, minimizing the power consumption.
Channel
D-Link WCB-B11 IEEE 802.11b WLAN Cardbus Card supports up to 14 channels. However,
the number of available channels varies in different countries and regions. The Access Point
must be set to a channel. To avoid radio interference, adjacent Access Point within the same
infrastructure network (the same SSID) should set to different channel. The channels of
Access Points must be at least five channels apart, while the Wireless LAN PC Cards
automatically use the same channels as the Access Point and roams between APs in the
same wireless network.
Encryption
The Wireless LAN PC Card uses WEP encryption to protect wireless data communications.
Encryption Selection
WEP uses a combination of 40-bit keys or 128-bit keys to provide security for every data
transmission. In order to decode a data transmission, an identical WEP key must be used by
each wireless client on the network. Choose Enable or Disable to activate the security of
wireless network.
