Cisco Systems CB21AG manual Network Type Description

Chapter 5 Configuring the Client Adapter

Setting Advanced Parameters

Table 5-3 Profile Management Advanced Parameters (continued)

Parameter	Description
Network Type	Specifies the type of network in which your client adapter is installed.
	Options: Infrastructure or Ad Hoc
	Default: Infrastructure
	Network Type		Description
	Ad Hoc		Often referred to as peer to peer. Indicates
			that your wireless network consists of a
			few wireless devices that are not
			connected to a wired Ethernet network
			through an access point. For example, an
			ad hoc network could be set up between
			computers in a conference room so that
			users can share information in a meeting.
	Infrastructure		Indicates that your wireless network is
			connected to a wired Ethernet network
			through an access point.
802.11b Preamble	Determines whether your client adapter uses both short and long radio
	headers or only long radio headers. The adapter can use short radio
	headers only if the access point is also configured to support them and
	is using them. If any clients associated to an access point are using long
	headers, then all clients in that cell must use long headers, even if both
	this client and the access point have short radio headers enabled.
	Short radio headers improve throughput performance; long radio
	headers ensure compatibility with clients and access points that do not
	support short radio headers.
	Options: Short & Long or Long Only
	Default: Short & Long
	Note	This parameter is disabled if the Wireless Mode parameter is set
		to 5 GHz 54 Mbps only.

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