Samsung SWL-2100N user manual Main configuration of Program

5. The main configuration of Program

During the installation of your SAMSUNG WLAN Card, configuration utility is also installed. You can see the icon at the right bottom of your screen. Double clicking that icon will show you the screen as shown below.

The following describes the meanings of variables shown in the WLAN configuration.

zProfile: The arbitrary designation by user. It is the profile name to distinguish each Profile. So when you set the Profile, you would better choose the name that can send the contents it has.

zLink Status: you Link Status shows a client connection state with AP (In Infrastructure mode) or with other clients (In 802.11Ad-hoc Mode).

zSSID: It represents the name of a group consisting of WLAN users only. It is also called ESSID.

zOperating Mode: There are three Modes. Infrastructure Mode (the connection among clients through an AP), 802.11Ad-hoc/Ad-hoc Mode (direct connection among clients)

zBSSID: It shows the Physical Address of WLAN card inserted in AP in the Infrastructure Mode and the Random Generation value in the 802.11 Ad-hoc Mode.

zChannel: It shows channel number in use for communication between AP and client or among clients. When the Network Mode is set to the Infrastructure or 802.11Ad-hoc/Ad-hoc Modes, it searches a channel automatically.

zWEP: Security tool to be used for encryption/decryption of data to be exchanged between clients or between clients and AP. It denies the authorized access to network if WEP is enabled.

zPower Saving: The Power Saving Mode that prolongs the life of battery.

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