D-Link DWL-650 user manual Mode, Ssid Service Set Identification, Tx Rate

CONFIGURATION UTILITY

Mode

The field allows selection from a list of supported Network "Modes." The supported modes displayed are the following: "802.11b Ad Hoc," "Ad Hoc," and "Infrastructure." The default set- ting for the "Configuration Utility" is "Infrastructure."

1.802.11 Ad Hoc - This is the 802.11b peer-to-peer mode of

operation. In "802.11b Ad Hoc" only one wireless "cell" is support- ed for each different SSID. All communication is done from client to client without the use of an Access Point. "802.11b Ad Hoc" networking uses the same SSID for the wireless adapters for establishing the network connection.

2.Ad Hoc - A "non-compliant" mode that will allow Prism2 (and only Prism2) adapters to communicate with one another without an Access Point regardless of the SSID assigned to the wireless adapters.

3.Infrastructure - This mode of operation requires the presence of an 802.11b Access Point. All communication is done though the Access Point which relays packets to other wireless clients as well as to nodes on a wired network.

SSID (Service Set Identification)

The field allows the user to set the identification by typing the name for a particular group of connected wireless adapters and Access Point. The SSID has the name "default" as the initial set- tings after the drivers are loaded.

Tx Rate

The transmission rate is set to "Fully Automatic" as the default set- ting. However, the setting has options for 1Mb, 2Mb, Auto 1 or 2Mb, 5.5 Mb, and 11Mb. For most applications, it is recommended to leave the setting at "Fully Automatic."

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