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PDT 8100 Series Product Reference Guide
operating nearby. Reducing a coverage area in high traffic areas improves transmission
quality by reducing the number of missed beacons and noise in that coverage area.
Use the 802.11 Tx Power Options field to set the transmission power level for adapters
operating in Infrastructure mode. There are two transmission power options available in
Infrastructure mode: Automatic and Power Plus.
• Select Automatic to use the current access point transmit power level for the
adapter. Automatic mode is the default mode for adapters operating in
Infrastructure mode.
• Select Power Plus from the pull down menu to set the adapter transmission power
one level higher than the level set for the access point. If the access point is set to
the highest power level, than that is the level used by the adapter.
Use the IBSS Tx Power Option field to select the transmission power level for the adapters
operating in Ad Hoc or Enhanced Ad Hoc mode. There are five transmission power options
available in Ad Hoc and Enhanced Ad Hoc mode.
• Select Maximum power to set the adapter to the highest transmission power level.
Select Maximum power when operating in highly reflective environments and
areas where other devices could be operating nearby. Additionally, use the
maximum power level when attempting to communicate with devices at the outer
edge of a coverage area.
• Choose 50% power to set the adapter to a transmit power level that is half of the
maximum power level.
• Specify 25% power to set the adapter to a transmit power level that is half of the
50% power level.
• Select 10% power to set the adapter to a transmit power level that is a little less
than half of the 25% power level.
• Choose Minimum power to set the adapter to the lowest transmission power level.
Use the minimum power level when communicating with other devices in very
close proximity. Additionally, select minimum power in instances where little or no
radio interference from other devices is anticipated.
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