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On an infrastructure network, each access point (AP) is set to use a fixed channel, and
stations automatically detect the channel used by the AP that provides the best signal
quality. The
Channel
to
Infrastructure
An ad-hoc network operates on a fixed channel. To join a given ad-hoc network, you
must select the correct channel from the
offered in the list depend on the regulations of the country in which the adapter was
purchased.
APs with overlapping coverage areas, or different ad-hoc networks operating in the same
area, should use channel settings that are at least four, and preferably five channels apart
(for example, 1, 6, and 11) to avoid interference and obtain the best possible performance.
Power Saving Mode
The
Power Saving Mode
Continuous Access Mode
In Continuous Access mode, your adapter's receiver is always on.
Maximum Power Save mode is a "doze" mode in which the adapter turns its receiver off
but "wakes up" at fixed intervals to see if any communications are waiting for it. Before
entering this mode, it tells the AP (or, on an ad-hoc network, the current coordinating
station) that it is going to do so. The AP (or coordinating station) will "buffer"
(temporarily store) communications destined for your machine. The adapter stays
"awake" only long enough to check for and receive waiting communications..
4X Mode
The
control is a drop-down list that offers two settings:
4X Mode
The default setting is
rate (more than 22 Mbps), increased throughput, around two times greater range, than
other 802.11b-compliant adapters. Mode 4x can be used on wireless links to products in
the same family as your adapter.
Security
The
control is a drop-down list at
Security
setting. Four settings are offered:
The default setting is
controls WEP itself is not enabled in the profile until you complete WEP key input.
If you select
64-Bit
accept "hex" (hexadecimal, that is, base 16) notation or "ASCII" characters. In hex, the
numbers 0 through 9 and the letters A through F are all considered digits (the letters stand
for the values we normally refer to as ten through fifteen). When typing into one of these
keys you must type "0x" first, or your input is considered incomplete. The current key
must be selected here, or you will not be able to connect.
control is therefore disabled when the
.
control is a drop-down list that offers two settings:
and
Maximum Power Save
. When Mode 4x is
On
Disable
. Selecting any other setting enables the WEP key input
Disable
,
, and
128- Bit
256-Bit,
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Network Mode
control's drop-down list. The settings
Channel
.
it can therefore provide a higher data
On,
panel's
Security
Method
,
,
, and
64-Bit
128- Bit
four WEP keys can be used. These keys
control is set
and
.
Off
On
for selecting a WEP
.
256-Bit
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