TP-Link TL-WN851N User Manual page 29

Power Save Mode - Please select the power save mode in the drop-down list.
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Maximum - Selects maximum mode to let the access point buffer incoming messages
for the Adapter. The Adapter will detect the access point if any messages are waiting
periodically.
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Normal - Normal mode uses maximum when retrieving a large number of packets,
then switches back to power save mode after retrieving the packets.
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Off - Turns power saving off, thus powering up the Wireless PCI Adapter continuously
for a short message response time.
Network Type: There are basically two modes of networking:
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Infrastructure - All wireless clients will connect to an access point or wireless router.
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Ad-Hoc - Directly connecting to another computer, for peer-to-peer communication,
using wireless network adapters on each computer, such as two or more TL-WN851N
wireless adapters.
Note:
1) An Infrastructure network contains an Access Point or wireless router. All the wireless
devices or clients will connect to the wireless router or access point.
2) An Ad-Hoc network contains only clients, such as laptops with wireless desktop adapters. All
the adapters must be in Ad-Hoc mode to communicate.
Wireless Mode: Specifies 2.4 GHz 300 Mbps, 2.4 GHz 54 Mbps or 2.4 GHz 11 Mbps
operation in an access point network. The Wireless adapter must match the wireless mode
TL-WN851N 300Mbps Wireless N PCI Adapter
Figure 3-6
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