Using the SMC Wireless Utility (Mac)
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7. Click
OK
. The profile appears in the
Profile List
in the screen in Figure 4-1 on page 51.
8. To create more profiles, repeat steps 2 through 7.
Table 4-1. System Configuration Screen
Options
Description
Power Saving Mode
Select a wireless networking power-saving mode. Choices are:
CAM (Constantly Awake Mode) = Power saving is disabled. This is how most wireless networks
operate. This is the default setting.
Power Saving Mode = power-conservation technique defined in 802.11, which causes the
Adapter to suspend radio activity after a predetermined period of inactivity and then wake up
periodically to see whether the infrastructure has queued any traffic for it.
Network Type
Select the type of network to which you want the Adapter to connect. Choices are:
802.11 Ad Hoc =select for computer-to-computer networking, bypassing the wireless router or
access point.
Infrastructure = select for connecting to a wireless router or access point.
Tx Power
The transmit power level used by the Adapter. Choices are:
100 (
default
)
75
50
25
12
RTS Threshold
Packet size threshold at which a Request to Send (RTS) signal must be sent to the wireless
receiving unit prior to the wireless sending unit opening communications. Default is 2347.
Fragment Threshold
Determines how large a fragment is that is being sent before it is divided into multiple fragments to
increase throughput. Default is 2346.
