Mobile Unit Property Page; Battery Usage Property Page - Intel PRO/Wireless 2011B LAN Product Reference Manual

4.1

Mobile Unit Property Page

Use the
(SSID).
Use the
adapter:
ESS (802.11 Station)
data with an access point. Infrastructure (ESS) is the computer default mode.
IBSS (802.11 Ad Hoc)
network where computers communicate peer-to-peer without access points. Use Ad Hoc (IBSS) to
create networks where needed within established cells. In Ad Hoc, computers take turns generating
beacons and handling probe responses. The computer starting the Ad Hoc network (the first station
transmitting a beacon) determines the channel and data rate used for the Ad Hoc network.
Pseudo IBSS (Proprietary Ad Hoc)
required in an Ad Hoc network for computer testing. Proprietary Ad Hoc (Pseudo IBSS) does not
support PSP computers and does not use beacons or authentication. In Proprietary Ad Hoc mode,
each computer is required to be on the same channel. Proprietary Ad Hoc is not recommended as a
normal operational mode or for computers operating on battery power.
Enter a Network Name (SSID) in the
can also enter the Network Name in the
point, the Network Name must match the Network Name of the access point.
Use the
the access point with which the adapter is required to associate. The adapter associates to only this
access point when communicating on the network. Enter an access point MAC address to associate
to an access point that has a compatible Network Name.
Select
Send Long Preamble Headers
transmitting. The preamble is approximately 8 bytes of packet header data generated by the access
point and attached to the packet prior to transmission. The access point and adapter are required to
use the same preamble length to interoperate. Ask your system administrator if you don't know the
preamble length used by the access point.
Check the
points with different country codes.
4.2

Battery Usage Property Page

Use the Battery Usage property page to control adapter power consumption. The adapter has two
power consumption modes, Continuous Access Mode (CAM) and Power Save Poll (PSP) mode.
CAM yields the best performance but uses the most power. CAM is the preferred mode for systems
running on AC power. PSP saves significant amounts of power over CAM. PSP is the preferred
mode for systems running on battery power.
Set the slider to the far right to keep the adapter in CAM or set the slider to a PSP performance
index (1 to 5). Each mode is described underneath the sliding scale.
If you are running Windows 95, disable Power Management capabilities in WLAN Monitor to use
the settings on this property page.
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property page to configure the adapter operating mode and Network Name
Mobile Unit
pull-down menu to select one of the following operating modes for the
Operating Mode
– Select ESS (802.11 Station)
– Select
IBSS (802.11 Ad Hoc)
s field to enter the IEEE Media Access Control (MAC) address of
Mandatory AP addres
International Roaming
to enable the computer to transmit and receive
to enable computers to form their own local
– Select Pseudo IBSS when the highest throughput is
field using a maximum of 32 characters. You
802.11 ESSID
window. To communicate with an access
Easy Setup
if the associated access point is using a long preamble when
check book to enable the adapter to roam and associate to access
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