| the highest possible rate for |
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| the WLAN condition. It’s |
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| recommended that you select |
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| the Auto option. If there is an |
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| 802.11g access point in the |
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| radio range, the Tx Rate will be |
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| changed to 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, |
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| 12, 9 and Auto. |
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Channel | This field shows the channel |
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| number the current link uses. |
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| In infrastructure mode, this |
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| field shows the channel that |
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| the connected access point |
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| uses. So you can’t modify this |
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| field in infrastructure mode. In |
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| Ad hoc mode, this function is |
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| available and you can click the |
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| channel. There are 14 |
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| channels available for |
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| communication with a Wireless |
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| Access Point, but there may be |
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| restrictions on which channel |
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| can be used in some countries. |
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| 11 channels for United |
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| States |
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| 13 channels for Europe |
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| countries |
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| 14 channels for Japan |
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Radio | Click the |
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| enable or disable the wireless |
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| LAN adapter. When you select |
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| the Off option and the utility |
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| icon resides on the system tray |
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| will be changed to | . |
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Apply | Click Apply button to make |
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| your parameters take effect. |
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3.3.2 Configuration Tab – Encryption
From the Configuration tab, click the Encryption tab on the right side of the bottom pane and the following screen will be displayed. The Encryption tab provides WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) function to ensure a more secure networking communication and prevent unauthorized access to your wireless network. The WEP keys configured for your wireless device must be the same as the WEP keys configured for the access point or wireless LAN adapter it associates.