Password Protecting Access To The Property Pages - Intel PRO/Wireless 2011B LAN Product Reference Manual

Chapter 4. Managing the Adapter from the Control Panel
4.6 WLAN Adapter Property Page
Use the
WLAN Adapter
1. Use the
The
updated.
2. Select the appropriate
• Select
environments.
• Select
The Diversity
which your adapter associates to optimize network performance and maintain adapter association.
Diversity is the use of two access point antennas simultaneously. Diversity improves radio
reception by receiving over one antenna while transmitting at the same time over the other antenna.
In highly reflective environments, antenna diversity improves network speed and performance and
increases the likelihood of maintaining adapter to access point association and a high data rate.
When a single Primary antenna is used, that one antenna is used for both transmitting and
receiving. Outgoing access point transmissions must wait until all incoming data packets are
received before they are transmitted over the single Primary antenna. If an adapter is set for
Primary
throughput is compromised and numerous missed beacons could result in the access point dropping
the adapter from its list of supported devices.
Using the
wireless network performance.

Password Protecting Access to the Property Pages

You can set a password to limit access to the WLAN adapter's advanced property pages. By default,
the password is off.
To create a password for the
1. Click the
2. Enter the case-sensitive password in the
characters.
20
property page to configure the adapter hardware and radio settings.
pull-down menu to specify the type of adapter in the system.
Card Type
,
Interrupt Number IO Port Address
Diversity
Diversity if dual antenna support is available or required, such as in highly reflective
only if a secondary antenna is not being used by the network access points.
Primary
setting must match the antenna configuration for the network access points with
and an access point is set for
Diversity setting when associated with a single-antenna access point can also cause poor
Advanced
Password button from the
Intel® PRO/Wireless 2011B LAN Adapter Product Reference Guide
and
Memory Base Address
setting for your wireless network:
, the adapter's ability to maintain the access point's
Diversity
property pages:
WLAN Adapter property page.
Current Password
fields are automatically
field. The maxim length is 10