TRENDnet TEW-421PC User Manual page 20

II. Configuration
This is the page where changes the basic settings of the PC card with the minimum
amount of effort to implement a secure wireless network environment.
SSID: Service Set Identifier, which is a unique name shared among all clients and
nodes in a wireless network. The SSID must be identical for each clients and nodes
in the wireless network.
Wireless Mode: There are two types available for selection
●Infrastructure – to establish wireless communication with LAN and other wireless
clients through the use the Access Points.
●Ad-Hoc – to establish point-to-point wireless communication directly with other
wireless client devices such as wireless network PCI Adapter.
AdHoc Band: There are two bands available for selection- 11B and 11G
Channel: The value of channel that AP will operate in. User can select the channel
range of 1 to 11 for North America (FCC) domain and 1 to 13 for European (ETSI)
domain.
Power Mode: There are 3 modes to choose.
●Continuous Access Mode (default) – the PC card is constantly operating with full
power and it consumes the most power.
●Maximum Power Save – the PC card consumes the least power and only operates
when there is wireless network activity.
●Power Save – the PC card consumes the moderate level of power.
Preamble: Select Long or Short Preamble type. Preamble is a sequence of bits
transmitted at 1Mbps that allows the PHY circuitry to reach steady-state