TRENDnet TEW-301PC Quick Installation Manual page 7

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.
BSS Type: 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 PC Card.
Channel: The value of channel that AP will operate in. You can select the channel
range of 1 to 11 for North America (FCC) domain, 1 to 13 for European (ETSI) domain
and 1 to 14 for Japanese domain.
Tx Rate: Select the data rate for data transmission.
Preamble: Select Long or Short Preamble type. Default is Long Preamble. Preamble
is a sequence of bits transmitted at 1Mbps that allows the PHY circuitry to reach
steady-state demodulation and synchronization of bit clock and frame start. The Short
Preamble is recommended for high network traffic environments. The Preamble type
used must match that of the wireless Router or Access Point in order to communicate
on the network.
Power Mode:
Continuous Access Mode (default): the PC Card is constantly operating with full
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power and it consumes the most power
Maximum Power Save: the PC Card consumes the least power and only operates
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when there is wireless network activity.
Power Save: the PC Card consumes the moderate level of power.
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For the changes made to any of the items above to be effective, click "Apply".
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