Configuration

Network Mode

Two modes are available. The default is Infrastructure.

Ad Hoc - This is the 802.11 peer-to-peer mode of operation. In 802.11Ad Hoc only one wireless cell is supported for each different SSID. Communication is Client-to-Client without the use of an Access Point.

802.11Ad Hoc networking uses the same SSID for establishing the wireless connection.

Infrastructure - This mode of operation requires an 802.11 Access Point. All communication is done via the Access Point, which relays packets to other wireless Clients in the BSS as well as to nodes on a wired network such as Ethernet.

Preamble

Two different Preambles are available. The default is Long.

Long Preamble - The mandatory supported Long Preamble inter-operates with the current 1 Mbit/s and 2 Mbit/s DSSS specification (as described in IEEE Std 802.11).

Short Preamble - The optional Short Preamble is intended for applications where maximum throughput is desired and interoperability with legacy and non-short-preamble capable equipment is not a consideration. That is, the Short Preamble is intended to be used only in networks of like equipment, all of which can handle the optional mode.

TX Rate

The TX Rate is the transmission rate at which the data packets are transmitted. You can set this to these fixed values: 1 Mbps, 2 Mbps, 5.5 Mbps or 11 Mbps. The default is Auto.

Update Button

This button becomes active only when one of the fields has been changed. Click this button to apply the changes to the driver and to save them to the registry for the next time the PC boots up.

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