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Cisco Aironet 802.11a/b/g Wireless LAN Client Adapters (CB21AG and PI21AG) Installation and Configuration Guide
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Chapter5 Configuring the Client Adapter
Setting Advanced Parameters
Wireless Mode Specifies the frequency and rate at which your client adapter should
transmit packets to or receive packets from access points.
Options:5 GHz 54 Mbps , 2.4 G Hz 54 Mbps, an d 2. 4 GHz 1 1 Mb ps
Default: All options selected
Note When more than one option is selected, the client adapter
attempts to use the wireless modes in this order:
5 GHz 54 Mbps, 2.4 GHz 54 Mbps, 2.4 GHz 11 Mbps.
Note If you choose 2.4 GHz 11 Mbps, the client adapter can associate
to access points containing an 802.11b or 802.11g radio at
802.11b data rates. If you choose 2.4 GHz 54 Mbps, the client
adapter can associate to access points containing an 802.11b
radio at 802.11b data rates or to access points containing an
802.11g radio at 802.11b or 802.11g data rates.
Note When you enable auto profile selection, the client adapter
ignores the selected profile’s wireless mode setting and scans
all wireless modes for an available network. Using this method,
the client does not need to drop the current connect ion nor
change the current profile while looking for networks in other
profiles.
Note Your client adapter’s wireless mode must match that of the
access points with which it is to communicate. Otherwise, your
client adapter may not be able to associate to them.
Wireless Mode When Starting
Ad Hoc Network Specifies the frequency and rate at which your client adapter should
transmit packets to or receive packets from other clients (in ad hoc
mode).
Options:5 GHz 54 Mbps , 2.4 G Hz 11 Mbps, o r 2.4 G Hz 54 Mbps
Default: 5 GHz 54 Mbps
Note The client scans the band(s) specified by the Wireless Mode
parameter before creating a new ad hoc cell based on the band
specified by the Wireless Mode When Starting Ad Hoc
Network parameter.
Note Your client adapter’s wireless mode must match that of the
other clients with which it is to communicate. Otherwise, your
client adapter may not be able to associate to them.
Note The 2.4 GHz 54 Mbps wireless mode may not be functional on
some vendors’ products. In this case, the client adapter uses the
2.4 GHz 11 Mbps wireless mode.
Table5-3 Profile Management Advanced Parameters (continued)
Parameter Description