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wireless networking
To Join an Access Point Wireless Network
If you want to join a wireless network that uses an access point or a
wireless router:
1.
Select "Access Point" in the "Operating Mode" box by clicking the
down-facing arrow and highlighting your selection.
2.
Type in the name of the network into the "Network Name" box or
type "ANY" to join the closest wireless network. This is the default
factory setting.
3.
Click "Apply" to save the changes.
To Join or Create a Peer-to-Peer Wireless Network
If you want to join or create a computer-to-computer network, the
"Network Name" and the "Peer-to-Peer Channel" boxes for each computer
must be the same. Each computer must be configured to Peer-to-Peer
operating mode.
1.
On each computer, select "Peer-to-Peer" in the "Operating Mode" box by
clicking the down-facing arrow and highlighting your selection.
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Transmit Rate
The 802.11b wireless Ethernet standard was engineered so it can operate
at different data rates depending on the environment that it is working in.
The maximum data rate is 11Mbps (11 megabits-per-second or 11 million
bits-per-second). Under the best of circumstances, the data will be
transferred at the highest rate. When excessive noise or other radio
signals enter the air, or the wireless device is far enough away from the
access point that the signal is weak, the chances that wireless data can
be corrupted with data errors grows. Data errors result in a slow transfer
of data (or connection) because the data has to be resent over and over
until there are no errors. To combat this, in "Fully Automatic" mode, the
data rate will automatically be rolled back to a slower rate to eliminate
errors by giving the signal more time to reach its intended destination.
The result is the fastest transmission possible. There are four possible
data rates: 11Mbps, 5.5Mbps, 2Mbps, and 1Mbps. We recommend that you
leave the Transmit Rate at "Fully Automatic" and let the Card do the job
of transmitting the data at the fastest possible rate. If you set the
Transmit Rate at a fixed setting, this will force data to be sent at that
rate, but errors may occur causing the data to be resent. This could
actually make the connection SLOWER.
Type in the name of the network into the "Network Name" box.
"ANY" does not work in Peer-to-Peer mode.
The Network Name can
be anything you want it to be (for instance, "Home").
Select an operating channel by clicking on the up/down arrows next to
"Peer-to-Peer Channel". Note: All computers must be on the same channel.
Click "Apply" to save the changes.
Note:
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