TP-Link TL-WN851N User Manual page 22

Power Save Mode - Please select the power save mode in the drop-down list.
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Maximum - Selects maximum mode to let the access point buffer incoming messages
for the Adapter. The Adapter will detect the access point if any messages are waiting
periodically.
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Normal - Normal mode uses maximum when retrieving a large number of packets,
then switches back to power save mode after retrieving the packets.
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Off - Turns power saving off, thus powering up the Wireless PCI Adapter continuously
for a short message response time.
Network Type: There are basically two modes of networking:
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Infrastructure - All wireless clients will connect to an access point or wireless router.
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Ad-Hoc - Directly connecting to another computer, for peer-to-peer communication,
using wireless network adapters on each computer, such as two or more TL-WN851N
wireless adapters.
Note:
1) An Infrastructure network contains an Access Point or wireless router. All the wireless
devices or clients will connect to the wireless router or access point.
2) An Ad-Hoc network contains only clients, such as laptops with wireless desktop adapters. All
the adapters must be in Ad-Hoc mode to communicate.
Wireless Mode: Specifies 2.4 GHz 300 Mbps, 2.4 GHz 54 Mbps or 2.4 GHz 11 Mbps
operation in an access point network. The Wireless adapter must match the wireless mode
of the access point with which it associates.
TL-WN851N
Figure 3-6
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Wireless N PCI Adapter