Changing the Set-up of Your WLAN

Enabling the Power Saving Mode

You can enable the Power Saving Mode if you want your Wireless PCI Adapter to enter sleep mode when not transmitting data.

To enable Power Saving Mode:

1Open the Adaptec Wireless Utility. See Step 1 on page 29.

2Click the Configuration tab.

3In the Power Saving Mode drop-down box, select Enabled, as shown above.

4Click Apply Changes, then click OK to close the Adaptec Wireless Utility.

Adjusting the Transmit Threshold Control Settings

Changes to the Transmit Threshold Control settings can affect overall network performance. Adaptec highly recommends that these settings be left at their default values.

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