34CHAPTER 3: CONFIGURING THE ETHERNET ADAPTER
Table 11 Wireless Network Page (continued)
Setting | Description |
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Wireless LAN | Select Attach to any WLAN Service Area (ESSID) automatically |
Service Area | to allow the Ethernet Adapter to associate with any access |
| point without specifying the ESSID. In this mode, the Ethernet |
| Adapter uses the ESSID of the access point with the best signal |
| strength. This mode is not available when the network mode is |
| |
| Select Specify the Wireless LAN Service Area to allow the |
| Ethernet Adapter to associate only with access points with the |
| same service area. You may enter the WLAN service area name |
| or select it from the list. You must specify the WLAN service |
| area when the network mode is |
| To maintain a wireless association, the WLAN service area on a |
| Ethernet Adapter and the access point with which it is |
| associated must match exactly. Therefore, if the Ethernet |
| Adapter is set to Specify the WLAN Service Area and you |
| change the access point WLAN service area, make sure to also |
| change the Ethernet Adapter WLAN service area. |
Channel Selection | If Radio Mode is set to Auto Select, you do not have the |
| following options to choose from. |
| When the network mode is Wireless Client (Infrastructure), a |
| user may have the Ethernet Adapter automatically select an |
| appropriate channel by using Automatic Best Channel or |
| specify the channels by using Specify Channel. |
| When the network mode is |
| specify channel selection as follows: |
| ■ Automatic Best |
| Ethernet Adapter scans the primary channels. If the |
| Ethernet Adapter is establishing a new |
| chooses the channel with the least number of packets. If |
| the Ethernet Adapter is joining an existing |
| it selects the channel in use. |
| ■ Specify |
| and enter the Advanced Wireless Network page. On this |
| page, you can choose channels from the Channel list. |
Transmit Power | This option specifies the level of transmission power. Select |
| one of the values (100%, 50%, 25%, 12%, min) from the |
| |
| Decrease the Transmit Power setting if more than one Ethernet |
| Adapter is using the same channel frequency. |