Cisco Systems CB21AG manual Parameter Description

Chapter 5 Configuring the Client Adapter

Setting Advanced Parameters

Table 5-3	Profile Management Advanced Parameters (continued)
Parameter		Description
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 GHz 54 Mbps, and 2.4 GHz 11 Mbps
		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 connection 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		Specifies the frequency and rate at which your client adapter should
Ad Hoc Network		transmit packets to or receive packets from other clients (in ad hoc
		mode).
		Options: 5 GHz 54 Mbps, 2.4 GHz 11 Mbps, or 2.4 GHz 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.

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